i need to knwo how to change the resolution of BeOS because is at 1000 something when i boot itpo BEOS it looks like i have three screens in one and it flickers i need to change the resolution to 800x600(i have BeOS personal edition

I think something is wrong, unless you have one of the newer distro's. At bootup when you see "Loading...." press the spacebar and chose safemode.

Or read this here for "Alt-Control-Shift-F12: This key combination will automatically revert your screen settings to the default 640x480 at 60.1Hz settings. It even works if you aren't in Screen at the time!"
http://www.beatjapan.org/mirror/www.be.com/users/iconworld/icon20.html

I used google and searched for beos screen resolution.

i have the exact prob except 4 split screens :) ..email me if the info u guys provided worked

Thought I explained that well enough.

Press

Alt-Control-Shift-F12

This key combination will automatically revert your screen settings to the default 640x480 at 60.1Hz settings. It even works if you aren't in Screen at the time!"

http://www.beatjapan.org/mirror/www.be.com/users/iconworld/icon20.html

Does it not work for you?

The split 4 screens is the problem I have with my BookPC that has a TridentBlade 3D MVP4 video chipset. I believe (don't take my word as hard fact) the problem is the OS is trying to use a driver that is not completely compatable with the chipset. No matter what the resolution, it still will not display properly.

Oh, sorry.
Sometimes I give just poor advice.