Hello I am VenuGopal from Varanasi. I am not a programmer but a user. Recently I bought a Celeron 850; 128 MB RAM; 20 MB HDD; 15� Microtek Flatron monitor. (1) I installed PCQuest Linux (RedHat 7.1) (July, 2001 issue) on one of the partitions in full graphic mode. When I wanted to upgrade the Kernel with the one supplied with PCQ August, 2001 I could not come out of KDE to command mode or text mode. After logging out of KDE the computer hanged giving a black & white screen. (My partition details - /boot � 32 MB; swap � 250 MB; / 1.6 GB and rest /home). Two � three times I tried but always hanged at this place. (2) Then I again re-installed Linux using text mode with text mode as default. When I started �startx� the machine logged into GNOME. But the scree size become size �it is not the size notmally what I got with Windows 98. Then when I opened GIMP � the OK, Cancel etc. buttons are not visible. I tried to resize the window but without any success. May be I could not supply the correct settings of monitor etc. (3) Then I re-installed Linux for 3rd time � this time in graphical mode, but text mode as default login and KDE as default in graphical mode. I changed the autodetected values of the monitor with the one printed in the manual, and the autodetected two button serial mouse to three button serial mouse. This Time I could not go into graphical mode. It simply refused to accept �startx�. (4) Then I re-installed Linux for 4th time � this time in graphical mode, with text mode as default login and KDE as default in graphical mode. I didn�t touch any autodetected settings. The problem : (1) KDE is starting but I am getting spikes � these spikes are not present when I work in text mode or in Windows 98. When no programme runs the spikes are less. But when any other window is opened or working in any programme the spikes increase. They are maximum when I run a VCD in KDE � xmms. Why these spikes are coming and how to get rid of these? (2) As the Linux (graphical mode) set the resolution to the maximum � 1024 x �. I could not read properly the text � letters are very, very small. How to change the screen resolution? Where to tweak � i.e., in Windows 98 we can change the screen resolution from control panel or just by clicking on the desktop? (3) When I worked in GNOME � I found an utility to capture the particular area of the screen � but now, i.e., in KDE � I could found the utility only for the entire screen! Any idea where can I found the utility to capture particular area of the screen? My opinion : I liked the KDE very much. The Kpresentation software is just superb. Here I found what I wanted � different backgrounds for different slides in a single presentation � this is not available in commercial software (Am I wrong?). Thanks VenuGopal
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