From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: mike Subject: Re: faulty screen resolution Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 20:03:10 -0700 Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <41353BEE.3060307@kevino.org> References: Reply-To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org William Stanard wrote: > I'm running Linux 2.4.18-14smp on a Compaq Proliant, using an Acer 56c > monitor, and the X login practically fills the screen. I cannot even get > to the OK button in trying to switch the screen resolution. This pretty > well immobilizes me as far as using the Mozilla browser or any Xterm apps. > Any ideas? When I was running the same 2.4.18-14 on an old Acer desktop > model, no problem... the monitor comes from that setup, by the way. Would > it be safe to swap the video cards as a kludge? BTW, what does the smp > mean at the end of the version number? > > Bill Stanard > Academic Computing > Palmer Trinity School While you are in X try Ctrl+Alt+(-)or(+) The - and + will move the resolutions up and down. Which may allow you see the whole screen to configure your resolution. Mike - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs