Restore missing screen resolution options

Oct 21, '02 09:23:49AM

Contributed by: CaptDeuce

Many users with non-Apple monitors are aware of the hide and seek game the Apple has instituted for "acceptable" display resolutions. Instead of being able to choose from all resolutions and frequencies supported by the video card, Apple engineers only let you choose from about four resolutions: three to low and one to high. One update will make them appear and a later one will make them disappear. I was hoping that 10.2 would stop the madness but it hasn't.

I accidently stumbled on how to make the missing choices appear: turn off your monitor when your Mac starts up! At least it works for me with my B&W G3, 17" SuperMac/Hitatchi, and 10.2. Note that I said "startup"; this means you need to turn you monitor off for restarts and (I think) logging in (I don't bother logging out on my home Mac).

Good thing I shut down Mac when there was nobody home (well, except for the cats) when we went away for the weekend. ;-)

[Editor's note: I haven't experienced this problem myself (I have 12 choices listed right now, the same as I've always had in OS X), but I know it's happened to others. Hopefully this hint will help, although I can't test it myself.]

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