im not sure what the XF86Setup is, but there is xf86config.  it will,
create a file called XF86Config that will tell your x windows how to
work.  i recommend running this.  there is a setting to disable the
virtual desktop size.  

also, turn off your html in your email.

:P


> Richard wrote:
> 
> After this latest installation, I endeavored to get into XF86Setup via
> the console but I was told by the system,' no such command'.  I logged
> in as root doing this.  So how do I get this XF86Setup to come up so I
> can use it and I  hope it's not too big on the screen or I won't be
> able to use it and this XF86Setup will have been all for nothing.
> 
> I see I have KDE, GNOME, etc but they are all beyond control due to
> very large screen size.
> 
> Is there some way short of still another installation that I could get
> a 640 X 480 X Windows screen going so that maybe I could get XF86Setup
> going and be able to make necessary changes to bring my screen display
> down to a more manageable size?  Like maybe 640 X 480.
> 
> When I selected during my Workstation installation a standard VGA
> monitor it was with 640 X 480 screen size.  But when the X Window came
> up, it was as large as it's always been since I've so recently gotten
> the hard drive to install Linux-Mandrake on.  I simply _cannot_ bring
> the screen image(s) down to where they are small enough so I can see
> all that is on the screen.  Haven't been able to do that, yet.
> 
> I'll be thankful for any pointers.
> 
> Richard

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