On 31/07/05, David R. Litwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 31/07/05, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > David R. Litwin wrote: > > > > >On 31/07/05, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >>David R. Litwin wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>I know it isn't the Monitor because I screwed up a bit when > > >>>re-installing. It asks the default size and I gave one that was once > > >>>size too big. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>You can also change resolution on-the-fly with > > >>Ctrl-Alt-PlusSignOnNumberPad (or Ctrl-Alt-Ctrl-Alt-MinusSignOnNumberPad). > > >> > > >> > > > > > >That only causes the displayed image to get bigger: The actual area > > >remains the same. But, it is a good thing to know about. Thanks. > > > > > > > > Again, what you're describing sounds like you need to tweak the buttons > > on the monitor itself, even though you "know it isn't the Monitor". I'm > > not saying that's the case; I'm saying that _sounds_ like the case. > > Sure, you may have "screwed up a bit when re-installing", but that > > doesn't mean the monitor itself hasn't reset itself somewhere along the > > way. At least try the settings on the monitor to see what happens, just > > to get me to shut up about it. > > I have looked at the monitor settings. It was the first thing that I > did. I know that there is a problem when the following happens. When I > choose menu and special on my monitor, it gives a read-out of 800x600 > at 72Hz. If I change the display size using control+alt++, the > read-out is now at 640x480 at 60Hz. Every thing has been enlarged on > the screen: But not the actual area of the screen being used: The > usable image is still in a black box, as it were. It also makes me ill > to look at it. > > I hope this satisfies you. I know why you are suggesting that it is a > monitor problem: I assure you, it isn't. I shall now implement your > advice on the XFree86Conf-4 file. And, no, I've not upgraded to either > Etch or Sid, so I haven't x.org. I've decided to wait until I am sure > I want to up-date before I do. Normally I would in an instant, but > I've been hearing too many problems arising (and a main server being > down: I'll wait). > > So, there is the status quo. I go forth to alter. Wish me good skill. > > Good-morrow. >
And, by the bye, I didn't re-configure that file. So, it is a mystery to me. -- —A watched bread-crumb never boils. —My hover-craft is full of eels. —[...]and that's the he and the she of it.
