On Fri, 08 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> Ok, so I'm a true newbie at this. I'm installing Mandrake 6.0
> (haven't been able to finish downloading the ISo for 6.1 yet!), and
> when it fires up XWindows what should be about 1/4 of the window is my
> whole screen. What did I do wrong, and where do I go to fix it? Am I
> better off just scrapping it and reinstalling since I haven't really
> done anything at this point?
>
No....just get back to your console (control-alt-backspace will kill
X if nothing else!) and re-run your video setup.
"/usr/X11R6/bin/XF86Setup" or "/usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config" are the two
most popular config programs for X. Be sure NOT to select the setting
to allow the display to be larger than your actual screen size. Also
make sure you have properly identified your video card and monitor.
If necessary, run xf86config and say you want to specify your monitor
settings and select a slightly more conservative setting than your
monitor will actually perform. i.e. instead of stating that your
monitor will do 1280x1024 in 32-bit color at 70 hz with a horizontal
synch of 60-90 hz, say it'll do 1024x768 in 24-bit at 60 hz, etc.
Good luck!
John
