Tiny Core

Install on a Hard Drive While Connected to the Internet

Install on a Hard Drive Without Being Connected to the Internet

Window Managers

Install Microcore

Install on a USB Drive

Additional Users

Install Programs

Root Terminal

Root File Manager

Root Text Editor

Mount a Drive or Partition

Backup

Iptables Firewall

Copy and Paste with the Mouse

Change the Screen Resolution

Background Image

Workspaces

Flash Player

Download Large Files

Printer

Update Tiny Core

Update Programs

Make a live CD with Programs

Dial Up Modems

Tiny Core Links

Previous Versions of Tiny Core

Tiny Core 1

Tiny Core 2.1-3

Other Links

Contact Details

Tiny Core

Change the Screen Resolution

To change the screen resolution, in the menu (right mouse click), go to Tools -> Xvesa Setup. You will see a new window where you can change the screen resolution. Set this as desired, and press "Enter." You will see a new window where you can select the mouse type. Select the appropriate type, and press "Enter." For this to take effect, you need to turn the computer off and restart. To save settings, you must Backup when shutting down Tiny Core.

Alternate Methods

Another way to change the screen resolution is to edit the Grub menu. Open the file "menu.lst" in Grub, and add "xsetup" to the end of the line which begins with "kernel   /boot/bzImage." After starting the computer, you will be able to select the screen resolution and mouse type. To save these settings, you must Backup when shutting down Tiny Core. Once this is set up, you can remove "xsetup" from Grub.

If using the live CD, when you get to the boot prompt, type "tinycore xsetup" and press enter.

Xorg

If Xorg is installed, Xvesa Setup won't run. To overcome this, remove Xorg from the tce directory, start the computer without it, run Xvesa Setup, then put Xorg back. Restart the computer for it to be loaded.

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