I've finally received and installed LM8.0, hurray! (Thanks, s!) On one
of my boxes the video display is garbled: duplicate images appear
horizontally, corresponding with vertical bands of video noise. In
addition, the display image is not scaled properly and some 3/4 of the
desktop spills off the right and lower edges of the physical screen.

Here's what I've tried:

* Consulted the LM "User Guide", "Reference Manual", man and how-to
pages, and the archives of this list.
* Checked to see the video adaptor identified by Mandrake Control Center
is indeed what I have (Cirrus Logic CL-GD5434 PCI). They match. Because
of the scaling problem mentioned above, I am unable to see enough of the
Control Center window to further check information or try changing
settings, nor am I able to make the Control Center window smaller.
* Disabling "Plug and Play aware OS" in the BIOS and reinstalling. Same
result.
* Tried booting in failsafe mode. Same result.
* Reinstalled, but instead of accepting the default monitor offered, I
selected a generic monitor that matched my monitor's specifications.
Same result.
* Booted into Windows to insure that the display is fine. It is, which
tells me that I don't have a hardware or cable failure.

In all cases I've been using the "recommended" installation mode, never
the "expert" mode. I have always deleted my Linux partitions and
reinstalled; never updated the installation.

Hardware:
PC clone, AMD K5/100 MHz, 128 MB RAM
Video adaptor: Cirrus Logic CL-GD5434 PCI
Monitor: Techmedia TCM-2148C, which I am installing as "Generic
non-interlaced SVGA, 1024x768 @ 60 Hz, 800x600 @72 Hz", which matches my
monitor's documentation

What else can I try to solve this display issue? My whole family is
dying to get LM running on this box. Even my technophobe wife can't wait
to try it out.

Thanks in advance,
Warren
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