What you have to do is a slow, tedious process, but you have to
systematically try different combinations of Monitor, displayb settings
and video card until you find the correct combo.
OR
Setup as your hardware dictates as far as your card and display
requirments go and choose the lowest color depth available and go from
there. That was what finally worked on our CPA's machine. As soon as I
lowered the color depth it worked fine.
Mark
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> In a message dated 07-Sep-00 06:17:38 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>
> << Jason Ashman wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 05 Sep 2000, you wrote:
> > > my laptop says designed foe windows 98, well i run linux on it too i just
> > > have a couple bugs no drivers for modem (its not a win modem windows had
> no
> > > clue what it was till i got drivers for it) and my sound card (crystal
> sound
> > > fusion card),
> > >
> > > last bug the little windows like for log in and such are huge login
> itself
> > > under xwindows takes up almost a quarter of my screen if not more, and
> > > fiddling with the resolution doesnt change it
> > --
> > I think I speak for the entire group when I say.....WHAT?!?!?!?
> >
> > Jay
> > "Every man dies, not every man really lives."
> > http://www.mrsnooky.com
>
> Jay,
>
> What he's saying here is that the display on his laptop is way off and
> the login screen is huge. I've seen this before on laptop installs cause
> the config he's chosen doesn't match the hardware he's got in the
> machine. He's going to have to continue to try different combinations of
> drivers until he comes up with a combination that works for his laptop.
> About a month ago I did an install for the CPA at work and spent 3 1/2
> hours working on just getting the display correct using an acceptable
> color depth. It can be a real challenge to your patience and your Linux
> knowledge.
> --
> Mark >>
>
> hey someone figured it out now since im slightly new can you tell me how to
> go about doing that, i tried drakconf while in kde but it seems to do nothing
> it looks exactly the same, no matter if i try 1400x1600 or go 540x640 my
> laptop is supposed to be 800x600 which is what i originally tried to install
