Running xvidtune is kind of difficult because I can't get to the buttons because of the bloated screen. Any more suggestions? --Hans
At 08:30 AM 11/14/01 -0600, Brooks R. Robinson wrote: >|-----Original Message----- >|From: Hans Fong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >|Sent: Wednesday, 14 November, 2001 05:37 AM >|To: [email protected] >|Subject: screen blows up! >| >| >|Okay, it's not that bad, it's only the screen size. >|I'm trying to save an old Compay 75 MHz Pentium for >|Linux box at work. Installed Potato, X ran fine. >|Upgraded to Woody (testing), ran xf86config, X came >|up, but only left-lower quarter of the screen. I wear >|glasses already, so no need for a blown-up desktop. >|Any idea's on how to fix this? >| >|I tried a Trident and Tseng ET3000 and both have the >|same problem. >| >|Please CC as I'm at work. Thanks. >| >|Hans > >Greetings, > I had a similar problem. I ran xvidtune to get it to look right. Once > I >had the settings properly record, then I modified my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 >to include and use a custom mode: > >Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Compaq QVision 172" > HorizSync 31.5-82 > VertRefresh 50-110 > Option "DPMS" > Mode "Good_1024x768" > DotClock 94.50 > HTimings 1024 1072 1168 1376 > VTimings 768 769 772 860 > Flags "+hsync" "+vsync" > EndMode >EndSection > >Section "Screen" > Identifier "Default Screen" > Device "Diamond SpeedStar A200" > Monitor "Compaq QVision 172" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "Good_1024x768" > EndSubSection >EndSection > >Now it works fine! > >HTH, > >Brooks >
