out of range! ??

[taytho]

i just set up a second display with my ibook. I was adjusting resolution and when i set it to a certain number, a fairly high one.... it says out of range!

Now there isnt anything i can seem to do to get it back. i can mirror it but i cant get it to go back to extended desktop. any advice?

 

[mkrishnan]

Did you try unplugging the display from the mac and then plugging it back in?

 

[taytho]

yea, i tried that. it goes from no signal detected to out of range.

 

[balamw]

If you're running 10.4 you should see a "gather windows" button, that should allow you to bring the settings window for the external to your internal screen and modify it.

B

 

[tyr2]

The settings appear to be installed in /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist. (This is from your boot drive, not from your home directory)

Back that file up somewhere before making any changes.

If you have a look in 'DisplaySets'. Inside you might have several sets, inside that they are further numbers (0,1) one for each monitor. Open up each one and find your monitor with the wrong 'Height' and 'Width' and correct them. Make sure you don't make any changes for your iBook screen, you should be able to identify which one this is from its resolution. Then reboot.

WARNING: I have no idea if this will work or not I have not tested it at all. It may make things worse!

However it might be worth a shot if no one else has any suggestions.


Edit: balamw's suggestion seems like a much better idea!