You can turn virtual screens off if you use xf86config or rather it gives
the option of using a virtual screen when you set the resolutions that are
available for each colour depth.
xf86config is not a GUI it is text based and offers more options than
Xconfigurator.
-----Original Message-----
From: Josh McCaffrey [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 13 January 2000 18:49
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] is linux meant to be slow??
Try "Xconfigurator" at the command prompt. After you choose your video
card,
monitor specs, etc., try choosing more than one resolution, then later, you
can
switch resolutions by hitting <ctrl> <alt><+>. Use the (+) on the num pad.
Mine is set at 1024x768 and 800x600, but whenever I switch to 800x600, I
get a
"virtual screen", which may be what you're describing. eg: if you move the
mouse past the edge of your desktop, you can see the rest of it, but not
all at
once? I don't care for the virtual screen either.
-Josh
JAMIL HUSSAIN wrote:
> josh
>
> i installed linux on my machine, but the resolution is set incorrectly, i
> cant see all the screen, what caommand do i use to change the res.
>
> >From: Josh McCaffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [newbie] is linux meant to be slow??
> >Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 16:13:41 +0000
> >
> >
> >I think it all depends on how much extra support is compiled into your
> >kernel that you're not using or maybe during install when you chose
> >services you want started at boot time you chose alot you're not using
> >either. Linux takes a little tweaking to get type of setup you want,
but
> >it's very flexible, and once you're happy w/ your performance, you can
bet
> >the farm nothing is going to change unless you change it or your HDD
gets
> >killed. You just have to do some reading, and mess around a little to
get
> >desired results. There has never been any intention to make Linux
perform
> >well for everybody straight out of the box.
> >Viel Gluck!
> >-Josh
> >
> >Hugh Semmler wrote:
> >
> > > Well I cant speak for anybody else , But my computer runs at least
> > > twice as fast as win98.
> > >
> > > On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> > > > i have mandrake 6.1 and i have win98se.
> > > > i use win98se quite alot and i found that it is much faster then
linux
> > > > is that meant to be the case??
> > > > the kernel installed is 2.2.13.22mdk
> > > >
> > > > michael dolan
> > > --
> > > "I haven't lost my mind -- it's backed up on tape somewhere."
>
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