Display settings changed and will not fix

[Longman, Bill]

> Running YDL 3.0 on a G3/233 Powerbook. Worked fine for a few weeks, 
> until one day the resolution dropped from 1024x768 to 600x400.
> 
> - Either as a user or as root, I have:
> 
> - System Settings>Display and made sure it is configured for 
> the right 
> computer moinitor...all looks well, gets the pre-1999 Powerbook from 
> the list.
> 
> - There is a pop up list of resolutions - I drop down the list and 
> select 1024x768 and hit OK
> 
> - Up pops a message.
> "You need to log out and restart the X server.....Configuration was 
> written to /etc/X11/XF86Config, original configuartion saved as 
> /etc/X11/XF86Config.backup"

Can you post the XF86Config's Screen section? There you will find the
resolutions available for your X session.

> - I have
> (i) forced the X server to restart there and then using 
> ctrl+alt+bkspace. It relaunches and I log bakc in...but the 
> resolution 
> has gone back again to 600x400.
> (ii) logged out first and THEN restarted X and THEN logged in again..

You can also use the key combination ctrl-alt-+ and ctrt-alt-- to change the
screen resolution on the fly. (I can't do it on my PB 3400c but it works on
my i386 boxes). The Display subsection shows the resolutions it will change
through.

Bill