HOWTO: Desktop resolution without 3D-driver

[eml]

This text will guide you to how to change the resolution of your desktop, without the hassle of installing

a graphics card driver and possibly breaking your system. Also, this is my first post so be gentle.

 

I cannot be held responsible if your system breaks. Follow this guide on your own risk!

 

The italic styled text is considered "code", so this is something you will write in a terminal.

Bold text is explanative sentences, explaining what the "code" does.

 

Go root:

sudo -s

*enter your root password*

 

Open the System file:

nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

 

Insert these two lines, I put them under <string>mach_kernel</string>

<key>Graphics Mode</key>

<string>1280x1024x32</string>

 

Replace 1280x1024x32 with whatever you want.

1280x1024 is obviously your resolution, while 32 is the color depth.

 

Try rebooting.

If anything goes wrong, do the following:

 

Boot with -s -x -v (I don't know what all of them does, so I'll put them all here, haha).

 

sudo -s

*enter root password*

nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

 

Then remove the two lines you added before.

 

Thank you for reading.

Please provide feedback and tell me how it worked.

[mac.ro]

This text will guide you to how to change the resolution of your desktop, without the hassle of installing

a graphics card driver and possibly breaking your system. Also, this is my first post so be gentle.

 

nano /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist

 

Insert

<key>Graphics Mode</key>

<string>1280x1024x32</string>

 

Please provide feedback and tell me how it worked.

 

 

Man, all I can say is: I LUV YA!

 

After searching drivers of my ATI 9550 and not finding anything, trying things and re-insting MacOS several times after messing it up w. drivers, AGP, etc., I wanted to simply forget about my Pentium Mac as it aint no fun w. 1024x768 on that biggy screen I got.

 

Then I literally stumbeled into your post, did it and hoooooooooooya - it perfectly worx!

 

And it was THAT simple!

 

Thanks a lot for this hack!

 

Mr. Mac.ro

 

(Apple User since 20+ years, now w. a 83.7 xbench on non Apple Hardware...)

http://de.mac.ro/