The first thing to try is "Applications Menu --> Settings --> Display" then you set resolution to something smaller than your monitor.
On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 12:19 AM, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > I have one more question which possibly relates to this motherboard and the > Live LinuxCNC: > linuxcnc-2.7-wheezy.iso > > Is it just the on board video or is it a general problem with Debian LXDE > desktop? I've seen complaints on the Pi Forums from a year ago on desktop > size. There are lots of other hits where people are complaining but not > much in the way of solutions. > > An example is here: > http://www.autoartisans.com/cnc/LXDE_BigDesktop.jpg > > The monitor appears to be a window into a much larger desktop. I've seen > this on the Beagle when I put a 1080P monitor on it. The GEAR graphic is > round. On a smaller monitor where it's been squeezed onto the monitor it's > no longer round. Same with the swirly thing that is part of the default > background. Round on this LinuxCNC install. Round on the Beagle with > 1080P > but oval with the Beagle on a smaller monitor. The Beagle Linux appears to > work as expected. > > In the above screen grab example you can see the drop down menu is off the > screen as is half the file system explorer. I've fixed the panel so it's > narrower by setting it to 95% and there's the rub so to speak. If 95% > makes > it just a bit narrower then clearly the system must know how much is > visible > but the desktop itself appears to be 1920 wide with a height of 1080. > > After much searching I found a number of explanations on how to change this > and none of them worked. Either the programs weren't there or they didn't > really address what seems to be a simple problem. > > How do I tell the system that I want the desktop to be the same size as the > monitor? > > When I run LinuxCNC Config Picker and then run say the parallel port Inch > Version the AXIS window doesn't fit. The bottom is below the screen. So > it > must think it's on a bigger desktop too? > > Is this a Motherboard Video controller issue with Linux thinking it's a > bigger screen or is it configuration issue? > > Thanks > John > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Dammeyer [mailto:jo...@autoartisans.com] > > Sent: October-16-17 9:39 PM > > To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] PC MB for Linux. > > > > > From: jeremy youngs [mailto:jcyoung...@gmail.com] > > > Sent: October-16-17 7:48 PM > > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] PC MB for Linux. > > > > > > I have had good luck with infrarecorder as a simple download to burn > iso > > > from a windoze computer > > > > > > > So the Knoppix from the book published in 2005 wouldn't boot. Neither > would > > 3 of the DVDs I programmed when I was even able to program them. What a > > colossal waste of time. Should have cleaned the DVD laser diode on my > > laptop first. Then tried to burn the disk. > > > > Once clean, the MD5 verified iso file went onto the disk without > problem. > > And it booted. And was readable. And unlike Windows-XP or the Raspberry > > Pi, I'm seeing the same problem with that I have with the Beagle where > LXDE > > just can't get the screen resolution on this Samsung monitor right. > > > > So I'll try a different monitor and maybe a non-on board video card but > > LinuxCNC ran and let me choose basic parallel port configuration. > > > > Now to find a power supply for this PC that will fit in the box. It will > be > > difficult to test this with my CNC router since it's connected via > > USB-Smooth Stepper to all the hardware. And I have a ways to go yet on > the > > mill conversion. > > > > But. This motherboard does work with a more up to date Linux. And > that's > a > > good sign. > > Thanks for the suggestions. > > John > > > > > > > > > On Oct 16, 2017 9:36 PM, "John Dammeyer" <jo...@autoartisans.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Chris, > > > > I had a LiveCD with Knoppix from 2005. Came with a book. It boots > and > > > > reaches the point where it's waiting for the hard drive I think. All > I > > had > > > > installed at the time was the CDROM. With a hard drive plugged in it > > > > didn't > > > > look like it wanted to put the OS onto the drive or boot. > > > > > > > > So I installed WIN-XP to verify that at least the PC works. Which it > > does. > > > > It really needs something more like WIN-7 but with only 2GB RAM max > it's > > > > not > > > > exactly a powerhouse either. > > > > > > > > Now that the WIN-XP boots I'll try booting the LiveCD again and see > if > > it > > > > hangs. If I don't hit the F2 key it even puts the Penguin in the top > > left > > > > hand corner. > > > > > > > > I also downloaded an ISO image of Wheezy LinuxCNC but for some reason > > > none > > > > of my systems want to allow the DVD to be written with any of the > image > > > > writers. Not sure why. 4GB should be enough space for a 1GB ISO. > > > > > > > > Don't want to give up quite yet simply because the issues mentioned > in > > the > > > > reviews were for a Linux that was 10 years old. It's quite possible > > that > > > > the newer installs will have no trouble at all. > > > > > > > > Still it's progress. On the weekend after looking at the smoked > custom > > > > sized power supply I had given up hope this would even run. > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > > > > > Sent: October-16-17 7:02 PM > > > > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > > > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] PC MB for Linux. > > > > > > > > > > It will take only a few minutes to know it it will work. Boot > Linux > > from > > > > a > > > > > CD and it if comes up and runs at all you are good to go. > > > > > > > > > > But the specs on that old MB are not great. As it turns out, the > best > > > > > deals are for used systems, not used parts. You can buy a PC in a > > > > chassis > > > > > with power supply disk, CD memory and an OS that boots for under > $100. > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 12:52 PM, John Dammeyer > > > > > <jo...@autoartisans.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Even with all this Beaglebone discussion I've not closed the door > on > > > > using > > > > > > a > > > > > > PC motherboard and either the parallel port or an add on card for > > extra > > > > IO. > > > > > > > > > > > > I mentioned that to my son and he dragged over a box that had one > of > > > > these > > > > > > loaded with 2GB RAM > > > > > > ASUS K8S-MX 754 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131518> > > > > > SiS 760 > > > > > > GX Micro ATX AMD Motherboard > > > > > > > > > > > > Although the board is no longer available new, the reviews for it > > are > > > > still > > > > > > up and it's somewhat disconcerting. > > > > > > > > > https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131518 > > > > > > > > > > > > Back in 2005 one poster said this but it's also 12 years ago: > > > > > > "Comments: Via chipsets on this mobo don't have real linux > drivers. > > > > Sucks. > > > > > > DOn't buy for linux. Totally unusable. Don't beleive me? Google > it!" > > > > > > Should I toss it? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "ELS! 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