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 larg

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, howeve

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

2001-02-07 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

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 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 colo

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" >

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 "