[prutz11]

Hey I am sorry to start another topic, but I really need help with all this crap. I've been trying to do this for the past couple days... and I feel like I almost have it. I am a total unix retard and am in desperate need of help.


" Here's the SetDisplay utility, compiled:
http://hub.crazylife.org/SetDisplay.dmg

Run it via Terminal as ./main Xres Yres BitDepth RefreshRate"

-Charles


I have no idea how to install something from the Terminal, but I really really want to try this. Can one of you kind people PLEASE give me idiot proof instructions for installing this script? Like so I can cut and paste my way to freedom.

The original uncompiled file is found here: http://macosxlabs.org/tools_and_scri...etDisplay.html

I owe whoever helps big time... please please please

Thanks much,
will


edit: typos

[cwagar]

Will,

You have SetDisplay.dmg on your Desktop, right?

Double click to mount the .dmg. SetDisplay (the disk) appears on the desktop.

Drag the file named 'main' to your Applications folder.

Open a terminal window.

type:

./Applications/main Xres Yres BitDepth RefreshRate

as instructed before. If you simply typed

./Applications/main

you would get a display of your current settings, so it seems.

-Clayton

[Person Man]

Originally posted by cwagar:
Will,

You have SetDisplay.dmg on your Desktop, right?

Double click to mount the .dmg. SetDisplay (the disk) appears on the desktop.

Drag the file named 'main' to your Applications folder.

Open a terminal window.

type:

./Applications/main Xres Yres BitDepth RefreshRate

as instructed before. If you simply typed

./Applications/main

you would get a display of your current settings, so it seems.

-Clayton

Replace Xres, Yres, BitDepth, and RefreshRate with the values that you need.

Example: 1024 x 768, thousands of colors, at 75 Hz.

./Applications/main 1024 768 16 75

Example 2: 640 x 480, millions of colors, at 120 Hz.

./Applications/main 640 480 32 120

256 colors = 8, thousands = 16, millions = 32.

[prutz11]

You two are awesome! Thanks so much for your time and help I have been so annoyed with all this... I think you added years to my life!

You both really made my day,
will

[Xeo]

If you put it in Applications like that, then don't put the period (.) before the /Applications. You can use the full path:

/Applications/main blah blah

not

./Applications/main blah blah

The only way the 2nd would work is if you used:

cd /

first to get yourself to the root. But this is unnecessary and you can avoid it by simply not typing the period before the path to the command.

This seems like more of a command-line only utility anyway, so /Applications is probably not a great place for it. You'd be better off sticking it in /usr/bin or something. However, if you do this, you probably should rename it as well, since "main" is fairly ambiguous.

[CharlesS]

Originally posted by Xeo:
This seems like more of a command-line only utility anyway, so /Applications is probably not a great place for it. You'd be better off sticking it in /usr/bin or something. However, if you do this, you probably should rename it as well, since "main" is fairly ambiguous.

Well, actually /usr/local/bin would be a better place...