Maybe you need to adjust your screen to the new mode?

Greg Kemeny wrote:

>Hello,
>I am using Linux for a couple of months now and I still can't find a way
>to make my display look right maybe someone can help me out here.
>I have SuSE Linux 7.2 installed on a partition with Windows98. I am
>using it on an AMD
>1GHZ with SIS 630 chipset. I always get a display that is squeezed in on
>both sides by
>about 1 inch. I had the same problem with Windows 98 but I was able to
>adjust the setting there. On Linux it's not that easy.The only way I can
>view the display full size
>is with the frame buffer in 640x480 which is somewhat stupid because
>some of the
>window boxes are so big that the bottom is off the screen and I can't
>move it any higher
>I tried using the lilo with vga= but I get a lot errors and no screen if
>I use anything other
>than 769. I tried messing with the modlines but it did not work. I also
>used the xvidtune
>but it doesn't do anything. I even upgraded to XFree86 4.1  even though
>it said it supports
>sis 630 but it has some problems.I have a Goldstar multisync monitor.
>I am running out of things to try. Do I need another video card ? I
>don't want to wait
>until they have full support for this card.
>I am hoping someone has come up on this problem and has a solution.
>Thanks in advance
>Greg
>
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