[ale] video woes

[brian at polibyte.com (Brian Pitts)]

Tim Watts wrote:
> 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?

Does SuSE have a GUI for configurinh xrandr? If so, you could try it
instead of SaX. If not, this link might help you:

http://www.intellinuxgraphics.org/dualhead.html

-Brian