[ale] video woes

[timtw at earthlink.net (Tim Watts)]

Hi,

I'm trying to use an LCD monitor connected to my laptop and am having 
difficulty getting the resolution to set properly. I'm running OpenSuse 10.2 
on a Dell Lattitude D810. The external monitor is a Samsung SyncMaster 930b. 

I configured the monitor via SaX as a 920T because 930b wasn't in the list and 
this seemed like the closest fit. Seems to produce a reasonable image. 
However, the resolution in SaX is 1600x1024 but the desktop is stuck at 
1280x800, and 1600x1024 isn't even an option in the drop-down for 
'<right-click> / Configure Desktop / Display'.

Any ideas about how I can fix this? (yes, I rebooted after configuring the 
monitor; twice). Do I need to disable the laptop monitor somehow?


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