That's true--but my google search showed me some page that claimed i 
can change that fixed resolution by adding a crystal.. i.e., change 
1280x1024@xxHz to 1024x768@xxHz. Has anbody tried this, have more 
info on it?

thanks

that's some funny domain name

>AFAIK, the old TurboChannel framebuffers operate at a fixed 
>resolution, color depth,
>and frequency, so you won't be able to change resolutions. I could 
>be wrong, though
>-- I have limited experience w/ those framebuffers.
>
>---- Original Message ----
>From:		Hyung-song Nam
>Date:		Sat 5/5/01 6:42
>To:		port-alpha@netbsd.org
>Subject:	changing X resolution
>
>hi all,
>Currently I have an DEC 3000 M300X running NetBSD 1.5 and the X binary that
>somebody from this list has pre-compiled.
>
>The monitor attached to this machine is a 17 inch VRT17-HA, which is 
>supposedly
>the same  as VRT17-PA, which in turn is the same as Sony 17SE, presumably
>a multi-sync monitor.
>
>X on this machine/monitor currently runs at 1280x1024.
>
>The monitor, as far as I can tell, is capable of running at 1024x768.
>
>Now, is there any way to lower the resolution at which X runs, from 
>1280x1024 to
>1024x768?



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   Hyung-song Nam / nam@wi.mit.edu
   Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
   9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142