Hi all, my name is Lorenzo, I live in Italy. I just subscribed to your mailing list because:
1) Being a long time Mac-user I discovered that Linux wouldn't need an $2000+ system in order to run flawlessly. So I got me a pc. 2) Amongst all the distros I have had the occasion to try in my limited experience (I started using Linux a few months ago), Mandrake seems so far to be the one that suits me better. To cut a long story short I have installed Mandrake 8.1 on this old Siemens Scenic desktop (P233 MMX, 96mb ram, 4gb disk, Cirrus Logic 1mb vram video chip) and so far everything is ok EXCEPT .... for the fact that I get 640x480 video resolution and, that the desktop (Gnome), windows etc. will not be entirely visible inside the screen area, as they go way behiond its borders. I have been trying to change the resolution to 800x600 to no avail. Mandrake will alternatively not keep the new resolution thus shifting back to 640x480 or, if I can convince it to go for a higher refresh rate, the video will start doing weird things to the point that I can't even see where the cursor is. I have also been trying to change monitor and video card settings under the "expert mode" on the Mandrake Control Center but, I can't seem to be able to solve the problem. Fiddling around with the "server options" seemed to make things better but, again, I can't seem to be able to convince Mandrake to keep the settings that work for my monitor and card (monitor is an Acer 15"). Any hint/comment will be welcome! Thanks in advance Lorenzo
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