Hi, Sam,
If you're still getting that huge screen that requires you to scroll the
mouse to see the entire thing, you may not have the "Virtual" parameter
set in your /etc/X11/XF86Config. The Virtual parameter should be set to
the same pixel resolution that you want to see on the screen. For
example, I like 1024 x 768 at 32 bpp for my machine. Here's a piece
from my /etc/X11/XF86Config:
Section "Screen"
Driver "svga"
# Use Device "Generic VGA" for Standard VGA 320x200x256
#Device "Generic VGA"
Device "mystique"
Monitor "vivitron"
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
# Omit the Modes line for the "Generic VGA" device
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
# Use Virtual 320 200 for Generic VGA
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1024x768"
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 1024 768
EndSubsection
EndSection
Notice in the Depth 32 section, I have one screen resolution mode and
the same resolution for the Virtual parameter. I edited this file
manually after running xf86config. I start X with 'startx -- -bpp 32'.
This starts X in 32 bits per pixel, which according to the
/etc/X11/XF86Config defaults to a screen resolution of 1024 x 768. Hope
this helps. Good luck,
Hidong
Sam Roza wrote:
>
> Steve, all,
>
> Thanks for the replies. Ok, I've edited and all of that, but I can't seem to
> find the right combos(noaccel still doesn't work, just locks up)...
>
> Now I've discovered that I can get my plain GUI to work excellently, but the
> KDE desktop just locks up. Not sure why it locks up when it should just look
> crappy.
>
> When the "can you see this message" message pops up after setting up,
> everything looks good until the countdown numbers change, then it fails to
> redraw, and all of the numbers and letters write over each other. Makes me
> think this is a Monitor issue...
>
> My monitor is a Compaq V70 17" monitor Hor. sync 30-69 and Vert. 37.5
> @1280x1024. It is not in the monitor list, and when I set custom params, I
> choose the closest to it, and I get garbage, go as low as possible...same
> effect.
>
> Any ideas??
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Philp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 3:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Startup issues.
>
> > Sam Roza wrote:
> > >
> > > Ernie,
> > >
> > > I am past this now...I know the chipset(GD5436), and the RAM is at least
> 2
> > > MB(there's a Kingston VRAM upgrade on the motherboard). I've run
> xf86config
> > > and Xconfigurator so many times I can enter all responses without
> looking
> > > now. I also have the specs for my monitor, and setting the correct
> > > settings does nothing but give me a screen so huge in size that I have
> to
> > > scroll my mouse in all directions to see it.
> > >
> > > Still nothing(as my last posts say)...I've updated my config file just
> like
> > > the readme's say and I'm at my ropes end.
> > >
> > > I don't think I've ever had this much trouble with Win95...
> >
> > Don't despair!
> >
> > Sounds like you've got all of the beginnings working, now it's just time
> > to tune the behaviour. Go ahead and start X again into that huge
> > desktop.
> >
> > Try the Ctrl-Alt-NumPad+ and Ctrl-Alt-NumPad- key combinations to see if
> > any of those help with the big desktop issue.
> >
> > Really, it's just a matter of editing /etc/X11/XF86Config to get rid of
> > the resolutions that you don't want. But first, make sure that the
> > larger resolutions really work.
> >
> > Drop a note back if this helps.
> >
> > --
> > Steve Philp, MCSE / MCP+I
> > Network Administrator
> > Advance Packaging Corporation
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
