Re: XFree86-4.0 screen resolution missmatched with monitor viewing area

2001-02-12 Thread David Wright
Quoting John Foster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The virtual resolution is by default set to the maximum resolution for the display (I think). In the display section add the line: Virtual 1024 768 You might not be able to switch to a larger display,

Re: XFree86-4.0 screen resolution missmatched with monitor viewing area

2001-02-08 Thread John Foster
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The virtual resolution is by default set to the maximum resolution for the display (I think). In the display section add the line: Virtual 1024 768 You might not be able to switch to a larger display, however. See man XF86Config. -Chris

Re: XFree86-4.0 screen resolution missmatched with monitor viewing area

2001-02-08 Thread judd
On 8 Feb, John Foster wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The virtual resolution is by default set to the maximum resolution for the display (I think). In the display section add the line: Virtual 1024 768 You might not be able to switch to a larger display, however. See man

Re: XFree86-4.0 screen resolution missmatched with monitor viewing area

2001-02-07 Thread Damon Muller
Quoth John Foster, I recently upgraded to a full woody/testing installation. After a few hours of reading experimenting with xf86configure I got the new XFree86 4.0 server to work well. I still have 1 problem. The resolutions that are accepted on my monitor are 640x480 800x600 1024x768

Re: XFree86-4.0 screen resolution missmatched with monitor viewing area

2001-02-07 Thread John Foster
Damon Muller wrote: While I don't know anything much about X4 modelines, and for myself using the monitor's onscreen display was enough to fix it up, for your problem of starting in the wrong resolution there is an easy fix. Under section `screen', go to the line that represents the colour

Re: XFree86-4.0 screen resolution missmatched with monitor viewing area

2001-02-07 Thread David Wright
I think I misunderstood your previous posting where you said In the past I have been able to correct this so I assumed you were trying to do something that was possible in V3. In fact, you didn't correct it, you just lived with it. Thanks. I already did that. I'm a perfectionist and prefer to

Re: XFree86-4.0 screen resolution missmatched with monitor viewing area

2001-02-07 Thread judd
On 7 Feb, John Foster wrote: Damon Muller wrote: While I don't know anything much about X4 modelines, and for myself using the monitor's onscreen display was enough to fix it up, for your problem of starting in the wrong resolution there is an easy fix. Under section `screen', go to the

Re: XFree86-4.0 screen resolution missmatched with monitor viewing area

2001-02-06 Thread David Wright
Quoting John Foster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): I recently upgraded to a full woody/testing installation. After a few hours of reading experimenting with xf86configure I got the new XFree86 4.0 server to work well. I still have 1 problem. The resolutions that are accepted on my monitor are 640x480