On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:19:45 -0700 st disseminated the following: > Using either Gnome or KDE the screen left unused a strip of about one inch > on the left side of the screen. I tried solving this by changing the > graphical interface configurations. I experimented with different > configurations without success, until one left the screen completely black. > Since then, every time I boot the computer on Linux the screen is black > and, for that reason, I cannot reverse the configuration. Is there a way of > going back to a configuration where I can see the screen again? Once I do > that, is there a way of eliminating the strip that is left unused on the > left side of the screen?
Very likely this has nothing to do with your X config, you probably just need to adjust the settings on the monitor, ie. those buttons that let you move, resize, etc. > I have Mandrake Linux 10.0 in one partition (20GB) and MS Windows Me, with > all my data, in the other partition (100GB). > > Second question: > > To make matters worse, I tried reinstalling Linux. At the moment of the > first installation, the partition where I was going to put Linux had been > created by the guy who sold me the new hard drive (my Windows had destroyed > my old hd). I didn't encounter any problem at the moment of the first > installation, meaning that I didn't have to answer any question strange to > me. Nor did I face any problems when I reinstalled Linux to see if I could > fix the graphical interface problem at that moment. > > Now, when I try reinstalling, after I choose "use existing partitions" I am > directed to the screen "Chose the mount points" which I didn't have to > answer before. I am given two options: hda5 (5.8GB, Jouranlised FS: ext3) > and hda7 (7.7GB, Journalised FS: ext3). Each gives me several options of > mount points: /, /boot, /home, /mnt/windows, /tmp, /usr, /var, /var/ftp, > and /var/www. I don't want to erase all my data by selecting the wrong > option. What should I do? Well, it looks like it's leaving your Windows partitions out of the process, which is good. I don't think I've ever seen MDK offer to format your Windows partitions, come to think of it, but it's been a while since I was dual-booting. Main thing is, ext3 partitions are definitely not Windows, so you can mount them and format them, no worries. Just mount hda5 on / and hda7 on /home, make sure you have a swap partition, and you're all set. Funny, tho, you've got 20 GB for Linux and it's only using about 14? -- JoeHill RLU / #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 18:47:41 up 70 days, 18:36, 7 users, load average: 0.36, 0.19, 0.16 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding." -- John Kenneth Galbraith
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