You're not running XFree86; you're running X.org, which is
a different project, so the issue you are describing might not
be relevant to XFree86.
I assume by "full screen app" you mean an OpenGL game?
If so, this is probably an OpenGL issue rather than a server
issue.
Mark.
On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Mike McWilliam wrote:
> Hello Out there
>
> I am really sorry to disturb you people. I have been
> looking out there on a lot of forums and I think that I am the only
> one with this problem so I am going to the XWindows people directly.
> So the details on my computer:
>
> XFree86 version: 6.8.2
> OS: SuSE 10.0 x86_64
> Video Card: Matrox G400
> Monitor: LG L1950S
>
> I had a CRT and my computer ran a lot of full screen apps
> well. Now I hav a flat screen monitor. Now I have issues with full
> screen apps. I have gone through Sax2 and the X11 config files and
> ensured that the seetings for my monitor are correct. Everything
> specified is within the manufacturers specs so I think that I am doing
> things right. So there are two things that happen when I launch a full
> screen app:
>
> 1) This screen shows a picture, however it is not aligned.
>
> 2) The screen shows no picture. The intro music is playing but there
> is no picture.
>
> I think for some strange reason XWindows goes out of the preset
> parameters. I have had to always center my screen with YaST when ever
> I re-install Linux (after the CRT). It seems to forget the setings
> when an App takes over full screen. Can someone help me figure out
> what is going on. Thanks
>
> Take Care
> Mike McW
>
> PS The Log and the Config File were copied after a reset from a crash.
>
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