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/Fredrik
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 5:53 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] how to set up monitor res and more problems
> Thanks for the info, but how do I close X to get to root? I can log
out, but
> can't get out of the "desktop enviornment logon" screen. When I reset
the
> computer it won't allow me root access anymore and tells me my hard
drive was
> improperly unmounted. What do I do now, reinstall and try again?
Thanks for
> any help.
> Chris
>
> Hidong Kim wrote:
>
> > > I just installed mandrake 6.0. Install went great, but when I
rebooted,
> > > My desktop area was larger then my screen. There was no way to
navigate
> > > the windows to even shut down.
> > > How do I change the screen settings? Do I need to change something
in
> > > the install or is there somewhere to change this?
> > > I am a major newbie with about an hour of experience on Linux.
> > > Thanks for the patience,
> > > Chris
> >
> > Hi, Chris,
> >
> > You need to set the virtual screen size. Go to the "Screen" section
of
> > your /etc/X11/XF86Config. I'm running X at 32 bpp color depth and
1024
> > x 768 screen resolution. Set the virtual screen size to the same as
> > your screen resolution. The lines from my /etc/X11/XF86Config look
like
> > this:
> >
> > Subsection "Display"
> > Depth 32
> > Modes "1024x768"
> > ViewPort 0 0
> > Virtual 1024 768
> > EndSubsection
> >
> > Restart X and your desktop should be the same size as your screen.
Good
> > luck,
> >
> > Hidong
>
>
