Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution
On Sat, 2004-03-27 at 07:05, William Hatfield wrote: I loaded 9.2 on my machine last night, dual boot off of a second hard drive. Works fine except the desktop has a rim around it. I can adjust the screen to fix that. But I also get kind of a wavy appearance to it. What would cause that? Thanks, Bill Drivers. Do you have the correct video driver? Correct screen resolution for your monitor and graphics card? stephen kuhn - owner == illawarra computer services a kuhn media australia company http://kma.0catch.com -- * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents -- An antique that seems too good to be true, probably is. -- Kathy Lee's Dictum Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution
Not sure, will have to check tonight. I downloaded the Starter Guide today. I will start digging. I have an old Gateway monitor I scavanged. I will make sure the video drivers are up to date. That should keep me busy for the weekend.Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2004-03-27 at 07:05, William Hatfield wrote: I loaded 9.2 on my machine last night, dual boot off of a second hard drive. Works fine except the desktop has a "rim" around it. I can adjust the screen to fix that. But I also get kind of a wavy appearance to it. What would cause that? Thanks, BillDrivers.Do you have the correct video driver? Correct screen resolution for yourmonitor and graphics card?stephen kuhn - owner==illawarra computer servicesa kuhn media australia companyhttp://kma.0catch.com--* This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer *We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents--An antique that seems too good to be true, probably is. -- Kathy Lee'sDictumWant to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.comJoin the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.comBill Hatfieldwww.badhatproductions.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution
On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:05:00 -0800 (PST) William Hatfield disseminated the following: I loaded 9.2 on my machine last night, dual boot off of a second hard drive. Works fine except the desktop has a rim around it. I can adjust the screen to fix that. But I also get kind of a wavy appearance to it. What would cause that? Not sure if this is the same thing, but if you mean the screen image is 'warped' or has curves at the edges, it's the 'pincushion' settings on your monitor. I had this when I first attached my 19 flat CRT, took me awhile to get it right. If you mean the image is actually *moving* in a 'wavy' manner, then yeah, Stephen's points are more likely valid, especially with the correct settings for refresh rate, which can be configured, IIRC, in the KDE control center (if you happen to be using that bit of bloat) or in your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file. Consult your monitor's docs for proper refresh rate values. -- JoeHill Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++ If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves. -- Howard Zinn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Refresh Rate
I had the same problem with my Intel 82855 chip. Check out this link from Intel http://support.intel.com/support/notebook/centrino/sb/cs-006059-prd955.htm Click on linux drivers and download and install the .rpm file. The follow the X -configure instructions in the Readme. This should get your desktop back within your screen, but I am still working on figuring out how to get the resolution right. The desktop and program icons and text still look huge to me. Let me know if you figure out something for that. -john smith Beavers, Randy W. wrote: All, How do I tell the Monitor to change Screen Resolution Refresh Rates? It's stuck at 460x480. I'am looking at a big desktop through a little window. That I push around with mouse. Running MandrakeMove on a Dell P4 MM doesn't have drivers for the Intel 82865gG graghics card, but all the Intel drivers doing the same thing. MM has the right monitor. Thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Refresh Rate
I had the same problem with my Intel 82855 chip. Check out this link from Intel http://support.intel.com/support/notebook/centrino/sb/cs-006059-prd955.htm Click on linux drivers and download and install the .rpm file. The follow the X -configure instructions in the Readme. This should get your desktop back within your screen, but I am still working on figuring out how to get the resolution right. The desktop and program icons and text still look huge to me. Let me know if you figure out something for that. -john smith Beavers, Randy W. wrote: All, How do I tell the Monitor to change Screen Resolution Refresh Rates? It's stuck at 460x480. I'am looking at a big desktop through a little window. That I push around with mouse. Running MandrakeMove on a Dell P4 MM doesn't have drivers for the Intel 82865gG graghics card, but all the Intel drivers doing the same thing. MM has the right monitor. Thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution and Monitor (in KDE)
On Fri, 2002-12-20 at 13:42, Paul Dimitriu wrote: Probably something very easy: How (in KDE) the devil do I change my screen resolution and monitor type? Thanks, Paul You can do this through the MCC - in KDE, you really can't. (MCC = Mandrake Control Center) -- Fri Dec 20 13:45:01 EST 2002 1:45pm up 15 min, 3 users, load average: 0.13, 0.25, 0.20 .o0 linux user:267497 0o. |____ | kühn media australia | / \ /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | .\__/ || | | | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kühn | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | ;/ / | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU Coralament*Best Grötens*Liebe Grüße*Best Regards*Elkorajn Salutojn Bishops move diagonally. That's why they often turn up where the kings don't expect them to be. (Small Gods) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution and Monitor (in KDE)
On Thursday 19 December 2002 09:42 pm, Paul Dimitriu wrote: Probably something very easy: How (in KDE) the devil do I change my screen resolution and monitor type? Thanks, Paul In Mandrake, you do it in the Mandrake Control Center under monitor or resolution. David -- ( )_( ) ( 0 0 ) ---( )--- 0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Screen resolution
Dear Richard, I have tried both but the result is still the same 640x480 screen resolution. I have solved this problem by reinstalling Mandrake 9.0 and choose 1024x768 screen resolution. Thank you anyway, Ongkie From: BCSoft@TowerTraining [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Screen resolution Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 14:50:49 -0600 Are you looking to do this in a GUI or from the console? R - Richard L. Babcock, Owner Tower Training At Tower Training, We Bring the Classroom to You! www.towertraining.net -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:newbie-owner;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Ongkie Singgih Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 1:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Screen resolution Dear Friends, I just finish to install Linux Mandrake 9.0. Is there anybody out there who knows what I have to do to change the screen resolution when the installation of Linux Mandrake 9.0 is done? Thx, Ongkie _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen resolution
On Sunday 10 Nov 2002 4:04 am, Joseph Braddock wrote: On Sat, 09 Nov 2002 19:42:46 + Ongkie Singgih [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Friends, I just finish to install Linux Mandrake 9.0. Is there anybody out there who knows what I have to do to change the screen resolution when the installation of Linux Mandrake 9.0 is done? Thx, Ongkie If you want to change it in an easy GUI way, go to the configuration menu and run the Mandrake Control Center (it's also on the menu bar if your running KDE). Once it loads, select the hardware icon and then select the resolution icon. Make your changes and you're done. Joeb and if you only want to change resolution temporarily, just hit Ctl+Alt+ (numeric keypad +) Or Ctl+Alt+ (numeric keypad -) derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Screen resolution
Are you looking to do this in a GUI or from the console? R - Richard L. Babcock, Owner Tower Training At Tower Training, We Bring the Classroom to You! www.towertraining.net -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:newbie-owner;linux-mandrake.com]On Behalf Of Ongkie Singgih Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 1:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Screen resolution Dear Friends, I just finish to install Linux Mandrake 9.0. Is there anybody out there who knows what I have to do to change the screen resolution when the installation of Linux Mandrake 9.0 is done? Thx, Ongkie _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Screen resolution
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:newbie-owner;linux-mandrake.com wrote: Dear Friends, I just finish to install Linux Mandrake 9.0. Is there anybody out there who knows what I have to do to change the screen resolution when the installation of Linux Mandrake 9.0 is done? Thx, Ongkie You can run XF86Config from a console login, or you can manually edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config.4 file (make a backup). 11 10 2002 ____ / \ /| |'-. .\__/ || | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | / \__.`=._) (_ |/ ._/ || |'. `\ | | ;/ / | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| ' `-`' !! !s.m.kuhn! ! kuhn media australia - kma.0catch.com ! !! ! If you can read this, you're in range. ! !! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen resolution
On Sat, 09 Nov 2002 19:42:46 + Ongkie Singgih [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Friends, I just finish to install Linux Mandrake 9.0. Is there anybody out there who knows what I have to do to change the screen resolution when the installation of Linux Mandrake 9.0 is done? Thx, Ongkie If you want to change it in an easy GUI way, go to the configuration menu and run the Mandrake Control Center (it's also on the menu bar if your running KDE). Once it loads, select the hardware icon and then select the resolution icon. Make your changes and you're done. Joeb Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] screen resolution
Run XFdrake -Original Message- From: Joe Harkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 11:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] screen resolution Now that I have M8.2 installed and KDE running, I am frustrated by my inability to find a screen resolution setting. I need 600 by 800. I am aware of the fact that this can be set during M8 installation. I have seen the config dialog during earlier unsuccessful installs but it did not come up at all during the successful installation now running. However, I'm loathe to do another installation just for the vague possibility I may see it again. Isn't there an on-the-fly setting from within the OS itself, as well? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] screen resolution
try Xconfigurator at the shell prompt and this will take you through. good luck. tks/Dex Patel RCN Joe Harkins joeharkins@gtcinterTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] net.comcc: (bcc: Dex Patel/RCN) Sent by:Subject: [newbie] screen resolution newbie-owner@linux-m andrake.com 07/16/02 12:01 PM Please respond to newbie Now that I have M8.2 installed and KDE running, I am frustrated by my inability to find a screen resolution setting. I need 600 by 800. I am aware of the fact that this can be set during M8 installation. I have seen the config dialog during earlier unsuccessful installs but it did not come up at all during the successful installation now running. However, I'm loathe to do another installation just for the vague possibility I may see it again. Isn't there an on-the-fly setting from within the OS itself, as well? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] screen resolution
On Tuesday 16 Jul 2002 5:01 pm, Joe Harkins wrote: Now that I have M8.2 installed and KDE running, I am frustrated by my inability to find a screen resolution setting. I need 600 by 800. I am aware of the fact that this can be set during M8 installation. I have seen the config dialog during earlier unsuccessful installs but it did not come up at all during the successful installation now running. However, I'm loathe to do another installation just for the vague possibility I may see it again. Isn't there an on-the-fly setting from within the OS itself, as well? There sure is... First of all if you are in KDE try pressing CTl+Alt+keypad plus (or minus) This will rotate you through all the resolutions defined for your monitor. Next Open Mandrake Control Centre HardwareDisplay and you can set your default resolution. Expert mode alllows you to set your video card and monitor type. Note : If you have edited your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file to use the Nvidia drivers then this procedure will erase your edits and you will have to do it again. (If you do not know what I am on about then dont worry about it.) HTH derek Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] screen resolution
Joe Harkins wrote: Now that I have M8.2 installed and KDE running, I am frustrated by my inability to find a screen resolution setting. I need 600 by 800. I am aware of the fact that this can be set during M8 installation. I have seen the config dialog during earlier unsuccessful installs but it did not come up at all during the successful installation now running. However, I'm loathe to do another installation just for the vague possibility I may see it again. Isn't there an on-the-fly setting from within the OS itself, as well? Go to Mandrake control centre - hardware - Xdisplay and alter. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] screen resolution
On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:01:59 -0400, Joe Harkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now that I have M8.2 installed and KDE running, I am frustrated by my inability to find a screen resolution setting. I need 600 by 800. I am aware of the fact that this can be set during M8 installation. I have seen the config dialog during earlier unsuccessful installs but it did not come up at all during the successful installation now running. However, I'm loathe to do another installation just for the vague possibility I may see it again. Isn't there an on-the-fly setting from within the OS itself, as well? Yep, there is. You can find it in the Mandrake Control Centre. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan Don't underestimate the power of survival of the fittest. -- Linus Torvalds Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution
Charles Muller wrote: I had originally set up Mandrake 8.1 with the same high resolution that I had been running on Windows (1289 x 1024), but all the fonts are just too small. I tried to find a way to lower the settings in my new Ximian Desktop, but couldn't find anything. I don't remember now if there was a way to make the change in KDE either. Does anyone have experience with this? The simplest thing that works (if your machine is set up with a variety of modelines in the appropriate file) is to press ctrlalt- (minus) to decrease the screen resolution, or + to increase it. (While in X) Don't remember the name of the file, but if this doesn't work then you have to fool around with the X configuration files. Randy Kramer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
on 9/13/01 2:44 PM, Charles A Edwards at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was saying that all resolutions are supported except for 24bpp. I could run 32bpp in both linux and windows as well as 16bpp and all lower settins but Not 24bpp. Heh heh, I feel pretty stupid. My computer (running the riva tnt2) runs at 32bpp just fine. I started at 8 and worked my way up. When 24 didn't work I just assumed 32 wouldn't either. Thanks for pointing that out. Matt _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
On Friday 14 September 2001 08:40, you wrote: on 9/13/01 2:44 PM, Charles A Edwards at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was saying that all resolutions are supported except for 24bpp. I could run 32bpp in both linux and windows as well as 16bpp and all lower settins but Not 24bpp. Heh heh, I feel pretty stupid. My computer (running the riva tnt2) runs at 32bpp just fine. I started at 8 and worked my way up. When 24 didn't work I just assumed 32 wouldn't either. Thanks for pointing that out. Matt _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com You shouldn't feel stupid about what happened. You assumed that if a particular setting didn't work, none higher would which seems quite logical. Hardware is still (at least for some/most of us), the hardest part of Linux. I have been using Mandrake since 7.0 and the hardware supported has greatly improved. Mandrake 8 detected my zip drive, printer, graphics and sound cards without a hitch. I've installed several versions of 5 different distros and this is the first time that all of my hardware was detected. A lot of my friends run RedHat or FreeBSD and I hear over and over that Mandrake is just a glorified RedHat distro. Maybe at one time it was, but it's not anymore. Mandrake goes way beyond RedHat for desktop use. I haven't use Mandrake as a web server other than development use so I won't say for cetain that it is better than any other distro for that type of use but for the desktop, it kicks some serious butt. Now if only we could get that nifty apt-get install feature that Debian has! Gary Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
Hi I'm running LM 7.2 (usually with KDE). I've tried using DrakConf - Change Screen Resolution with no success. My hardware is listed in the dropdowns for both graphics card and monitor so I select them both Cirrus Login GD544x and Gateway 1572FS. I choose a resolution of 1024 x 768. Doing a Show Information displays the correct hardware AND resolution. Doing a Test again shows 800 x 600 instead of the configured 1024 x 768. Do you run 32bit colors? Try 16bit colors then. Keep the settings on the conservative end, linux drivers usually do not push the hardware to the extreme limits, contrary to that other software Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
Title: RE: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem Thanks Paul - I'm now living the Linux experience @ 1024 x 768 in glorious 8! bit technicolour ;-( Do you run 32bit colors? Try 16bit colors then. Keep the settings on the conservative end, linux drivers usually do not push the hardware to the extreme limits, contrary to that other software Paul
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
In reply to Mark's words, written Thu, 13 Sep 2001 16:44:09 +0100 Looks like your hardware is not happy with more colors. So either you have to do with 800x600 or the 8bit technicolor experience. Can't recall everything. If you are not on a notebook, perhaps a different vidcard would help. I use a Geforce II Nvidia something and that works well on 16 bit 1024x768. But I cannot rule over your money, of course. Paul Thanks Paul - I'm now living the Linux experience @ 1024 x 768 in glorious 8! bit technicolour ;-( Do you run 32bit colors? Try 16bit colors then. Keep the settings on the conservative end, linux drivers usually do not push the hardware to the extreme limits, contrary to that other software -- I have an excellent track record, although I am not a horse. http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 8.0 - Sylpheed 0.6.1 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
On Thursday 13 September 2001 12:06, you wrote: on 9/13/01 5:48 PM, Paul at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In reply to Mark's words, written Thu, 13 Sep 2001 16:44:09 +0100 Looks like your hardware is not happy with more colors. So either you have to do with 800x600 or the 8bit technicolor experience. Can't recall everything. If you are not on a notebook, perhaps a different vidcard would help. I use a Geforce II Nvidia something and that works well on 16 bit 1024x768. But I cannot rule over your money, of course. What about 24 or 32? Whenever screen res comes up in linux groups--from what I can see--16 bit seems to be the norm. I'd really like to get at least 24 bit color on my machine, but I can't get beyond 16. Is this a video card thing or something about linux itself that forces this restriction? Matt _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com I have three machines running Mandrake. Two are pc's and one is an iMac. All three run 32 bit at high resolutions. The iMac is at 1024x768 and the other two have 19 monitors so I run them at 1280. I have had problems in the past with various hardware setups and for those just starting out with Linux, it really helps to have common hardware configurations. I know Linux will run on almost anything, and if you know what your doing and have several hours to kill, most graphic cards will run fine, but for the rest of us, having common setups means less frustration. I had a cheap card that I bought at OfficeMax some time back that I recently tried to use with Mandrake and had a lot of problems. I was able to get it to work but it only supported 800x600 at 256 colors which wasn't very pleasant to look at. I bought a VooDoo 3 from a friend, booted Mandrake, it detected the new card on boot and made the process of installing a new card very easy. Gary Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
on 9/13/01 12:24 PM, Gary Traffanstedt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have three machines running Mandrake. Two are pc's and one is an iMac. All three run 32 bit at high resolutions. The iMac is at 1024x768 and the other two have 19 monitors so I run them at 1280. I have had problems in the past with various hardware setups and for those just starting out with Linux, it really helps to have common hardware configurations. I have a Riva TNT2 with 16MB of RAM. Mandrake recognized the card fine during install, but when setting the resolution it says 24bpp is not supported for this card. Also if I try to set my res to 1280x?? it will instead keep it at 1024x768 and give me a 1280x?? virtual desktop. It's one of those things I keep meaning to get around to but haven't, since 16bpp isn't at all bad for general computer use. Anyway, if anyone has any ideas for me that'd be great. But I need to look into this more myself. I was more making a comment on the seeming prevalence of 16bpp displays in Linux rather than asking a question. Matt _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
In reply to Matt's words, written Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:06:57 -0500 16 bit 1024x768. But I cannot rule over your money, of course. What about 24 or 32? Whenever screen res comes up in linux groups--from what I can see--16 bit seems to be the norm. I'd really like to get at least 24 bit color on my machine, but I can't get beyond 16. Is this a video card thing or something about linux itself that forces this restriction? It is mainly a driver thing. And some experience. Lots of applications (Netscape is famous for this) do not like 24bit colors. If your hardware / driver combo support 32bit and you see the difference between 16 and 32 bit, then go for 32 bit. My eyesight is color deficient so I do not need more than 16 bit. That's why I slip into that. Paul -- I have an excellent track record, although I am not a horse. http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 8.0 - Sylpheed 0.6.1 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
I have a Riva TNT2 with 16MB of RAM. Mandrake recognized the card fine during install, but when setting the resolution it says 24bpp is not supported for this card. Also if I try to set my res to 1280x?? it will instead keep it at 1024x768 and give me a 1280x?? virtual desktop. It's one of those things I keep meaning to get around to but haven't, since 16bpp isn't at all bad for general computer use. Anyway, if anyone has any ideas for me that'd be great. But I need to look into this more myself. I was more making a comment on the seeming prevalence of 16bpp displays in Linux rather than asking a question. Matt I just found this not sure if it will help but might be worth a try. Having the latest drivers usually helps. http://www.nvidia.com/us/nn/pg000588.htm Gary Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matt Greer Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 1:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem on 9/13/01 12:24 PM, Gary Traffanstedt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have three machines running Mandrake. Two are pc's and one is an iMac. All three run 32 bit at high resolutions. The iMac is at 1024x768 and the other two have 19 monitors so I run them at 1280. I have had problems in the past with various hardware setups and for those just starting out with Linux, it really helps to have common hardware configurations. I have a Riva TNT2 with 16MB of RAM. Mandrake recognized the card fine during install, but when setting the resolution it says 24bpp is not supported for this card. Also if I try to set my res to 1280x?? it will instead keep it at 1024x768 and give me a 1280x?? virtual desktop. It's one of those things I keep meaning to get around to but haven't, since 16bpp isn't at all bad for general computer use. Anyway, if anyone has any ideas for me that'd be great. But I need to look into this more myself. I was more making a comment on the seeming prevalence of 16bpp displays in Linux rather than asking a question. Matt I have had/have 2 different Riva 16MB cards. These cards have never supported 24bpp. This is by design, not because of the OS being used. I do not recall any specifics regrading the resolution I choose to use. What you should look at is the Refresh and properties given to your monitor as it is detected in linux. There are generic entries which if used will not allow a resolution greater then 1024x768. You can change to a higher value in the monitor selection but be sure that your monitor is actually capable of handling it. 1 other note as to bpp is that if you choose to use 3D hardware acceleration the the bpp by default is set to 16bpp because most 3D apps,especially games will only run at that bpp setting. Charles (-: Forever never goes beyond tomorrow. And for too many there are now no tommorows. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 13:29:07 +0100 Mark Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I'm running LM 7.2 (usually with KDE). I've tried using DrakConf - Change Screen Resolution with no success. My hardware is listed in the dropdowns for both graphics card and monitor so I select them both Cirrus Login GD544x and Gateway 1572FS. I choose a resolution of 1024 x 768. Doing a Show Information displays the correct hardware AND resolution. Doing a Test again shows 800 x 600 instead of the configured 1024 x 768. It simply refuses to change to the required resolution. Mark, I had the same set of problems as you a few weeks ago, and didn't win!! Best I got was 800x600x16 and very poor definition as that. These cards seem to run well in Windows but the Linus drivers seem to be rather short. I swapped out to another card and solved the problem. Cheers John -- The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected (The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972.) Registered Linux User: 102826ICQ#: 89345394 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
on 9/13/01 1:40 PM, Charles A Edwards at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had/have 2 different Riva 16MB cards. These cards have never supported 24bpp. This is by design, not because of the OS being used. My card supports 24bpp fine in Windows, although it may be 32bpp. Are you saying that 24bpp in particular is not supported or they won't go beyond 16bpp? Matt _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Matt Greer Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 2:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem on 9/13/01 1:40 PM, Charles A Edwards at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had/have 2 different Riva 16MB cards. These cards have never supported 24bpp. This is by design, not because of the OS being used. My card supports 24bpp fine in Windows, although it may be 32bpp. Are you saying that 24bpp in particular is not supported or they won't go beyond 16bpp? Matt I was saying that all resolutions are supported except for 24bpp. I could run 32bpp in both linux and windows as well as 16bpp and all lower settins but Not 24bpp. We may have a labeling problem here. Nvidia made a specific line using the Riva 128 chipset usually marketed as Riva TNT it is not a TNT2 card. The only 16mb TNT2 card that I am aware of by Nvidia is the Vanta line although other makers such as Creative do offer a line of Riva TNT2 cards including 1 listed as Riva TNT2 without the Vanta designation, listing under the specs only that it uses the TNT2 engine, no mention of chipset. So after all of that now I am confused. Glad I switched to ATI. Charles (-: Forever never goes beyond tomorrow. And for too many there are now no tomorrows. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Screen Resolution Problem
on 9/13/01 5:48 PM, Paul at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In reply to Mark's words, written Thu, 13 Sep 2001 16:44:09 +0100 Looks like your hardware is not happy with more colors. So either you have to do with 800x600 or the 8bit technicolor experience. Can't recall everything. If you are not on a notebook, perhaps a different vidcard would help. I use a Geforce II Nvidia something and that works well on 16 bit 1024x768. But I cannot rule over your money, of course. What about 24 or 32? Whenever screen res comes up in linux groups--from what I can see--16 bit seems to be the norm. I'd really like to get at least 24 bit color on my machine, but I can't get beyond 16. Is this a video card thing or something about linux itself that forces this restriction? Matt _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] screen resolution
Tomas Krivda wrote: Hi, where and how can I change my screen resolution and refresh rate? Tomas in drake config
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Miark, Just for your info, this and the previous message do not appear to be HTML. Maybe it just looks like it on your mail client? Hope this helps, Randy Kramer Miark wrote: Damn it. $*%^$#*#$ Okay. No more HTML--I promise :-)
Re: [newbie] Screen resolution
hi, this is worring me, i use netscape4.72 with antivirus software set to turn all that gubbins off so i guess i shoudn't worry to much about activex controls -though i could be speaking rearwards, but i did notice harddrive activity when reading the opening message so any one who can reassure me gets a vote of thanks! bascule Mad Marty wrote: At 28/04/00 11:11:00, you wrote: Hi there, Ok, I know about using the Ctrl+Alt+(+) keys to change the screen resolutions, but where/or if can I configure it so that I can use the key combination to switch from 800 to 640 and back again. Thanks in advance, Evan Holt What the hell does the ActiveX control do in your messages?! Mad Marty [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Mail me for my PGP key! [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Direct to my mobile phone! http://www.madmarty.co.uk
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On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, bascule wrote: hi, this is worring me, i use netscape4.72 with antivirus software set to turn all that gubbins off so i guess i shoudn't worry to much about activex controls -though i could be speaking rearwards, but i did notice harddrive activity when reading the opening message so any one who can reassure me gets a vote of thanks! bascule Hi Bascule, I'd suggest you make sure that your viral scanning software has the latest of signature files and run a clean sweep over your system. I hate virusses, and the criminals that create them. Paul )0(---)0( Why do you need BELIEF when you KNOW? )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]]-)0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
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hi, Such is the coolness of activeX that everyone running MS OS's has to disable or otherwise suffer the slings and arrows...Indeed such is the nature of corperate,nevermind the kiddie hackers of the world,shanagins even this will not save you. Only last week I read on the web that MS,and I doubt if they are the only ones who do likewise,have their own 'backdoor' to circumvent any security options that you turn on. Their ActiveX's don't need permission to do whatever,and the whatever can be very nasty,they want. Sure you can do real cool things with ActiveX's but their will be tears at bedtime when the kiddies open the door and want to play. -Original Message- From: bascule [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 2:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Screen resolution hi, this is worring me, i use netscape4.72 with antivirus software set to turn all that gubbins off so i guess i shoudn't worry to much about activex controls -though i could be speaking rearwards, but i did notice harddrive activity when reading the opening message so any one who can reassure me gets a vote of thanks! bascule Mad Marty wrote: At 28/04/00 11:11:00, you wrote: Hi there, Ok, I know about using the Ctrl+Alt+(+) keys to change the screen resolutions, but where/or if can I configure it so that I can use the key combination to switch from 800 to 640 and back again. Thanks in advance, Evan Holt What the hell does the ActiveX control do in your messages?! Mad Marty [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Mail me for my PGP key! [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Direct to my mobile phone! http://www.madmarty.co.uk
Re: [newbie] Screen resolution
At 28/04/00 11:11:00, you wrote: Hi there, Ok, I know about using the Ctrl+Alt+(+) keys to change the screen resolutions, but where/or if can I configure it so that I can use the key combination to switch from 800 to 640 and back again. Thanks in advance, Evan Holt What the hell does the ActiveX control do in your messages?! Mad Marty [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Mail me for my PGP key! [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Direct to my mobile phone! http://www.madmarty.co.uk
Re: [newbie] Screen resolution
i was wondering this myself also... === You know you've been hacking too long when... ...your digital alarm clock goes off and you think "Bloody Macs!" === - Original Message - From: "Mad Marty" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Screen resolution At 28/04/00 11:11:00, you wrote: Hi there, Ok, I know about using the Ctrl+Alt+(+) keys to change the screen resolutions, but where/or if can I configure it so that I can use the key combination to switch from 800 to 640 and back again. Thanks in advance, Evan Holt What the hell does the ActiveX control do in your messages?! Mad Marty [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Mail me for my PGP key! [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Direct to my mobile phone! http://www.madmarty.co.uk _ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Click here for FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
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I dunno but it involves autoexec.bat and the registry so it's nasty whatever it is Jayce Steadman [FGC]_G3N3R1C ICQ# 63558908 http://www.g3n3r1c.cwc.net/ - Original Message - From: "doom" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Screen resolution i was wondering this myself also...
Re: [newbie] Screen resolution
On Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Evan Holt wrote: Hi there, Ok, I know about using the Ctrl+Alt+(+) keys to change the screen resolutions, but where/or if can I configure it so that I can use the key combination to switch from 800 to 640 and back again. Uhmmm... perhaps you would enjoy using ctrl-alt- plus and ctrl-alt- minus? Paul )0(---)0( Love does not make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]]-)0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] Screen resolution
Hi there, What on earth do you mean? You will have to be a little more descriptive. Thanks, Evan - Original Message - From: Mad Marty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Screen resolution At 28/04/00 11:11:00, you wrote: Hi there, Ok, I know about using the Ctrl+Alt+(+) keys to change the screen resolutions, but where/or if can I configure it so that I can use the key combination to switch from 800 to 640 and back again. Thanks in advance, Evan Holt What the hell does the ActiveX control do in your messages?! Mad Marty [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Mail me for my PGP key! [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Direct to my mobile phone! http://www.madmarty.co.uk
Re: [newbie] Screen resolution (in ASCII..whew)
At 07:42 PM 4/28/00 +0200, you wrote: Uhmmm... perhaps you would enjoy using ctrl-alt- plus and ctrl-alt- minus? I tried that already...it's currently running at 800*600, but when using the minus key you would think it would go to 640*480, but it doesn't, it reverts to a resolution where you can only see a little section of the desktop. Any help would be appreciated. Evan
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Whatever this attachment is...is causing McAfee antivirus to detect it as an unsafe script/virus like activity, please do not attach this anymore. "Evan Holt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Attachment: MIME Type: multipart/alternative - Hi there, Ok, I know about using the Ctrl+Alt+(+) keys to change the screen resolutions, but where/or if can I configure it so that I can use the key combination to switch from 800 to 640 and back again. Thanks in advance, Evan Holt The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] screen resolution
Brett Wolfson wrote: I have installed Mandrake 7.0 with the recomended settings. It sucessfully detected my video card and monitor, however it set the defult resolution extremely high. The hardware does not have a problem with this however I do. All I want to do is change the defult resolution under x-windows. How do I do that without having to enter a bunch of other settings? ___ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freeworld.excite.com They tell me that you should be able to press control (or shift-control) and the Plus sign. It has never worked for me. What I do is start a shell and then (as the root user) type "setup" (No quotes) This will bring up the setup utility. On the list is the X Configuration utility. Run this. You will have to pick your video card and monitor again. This time when it asks if you want to use the default or choose your own default resolution, choose your own. Regards.
Re: [newbie] screen resolution
Brett Wolfson wrote: I have installed Mandrake 7.0 with the recomended settings. It sucessfully detected my video card and monitor, however it set the defult resolution extremely high. The hardware does not have a problem with this however I do. All I want to do is change the defult resolution under x-windows. How do I do that without having to enter a bunch of other settings? ___ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freeworld.excite.com Log in as root and click on the drakconf icon . A group of panels will come up. One of them will be "Change Resolution": See if this will solve your problem. Ray Wells
Re: [newbie] screen resolution
I don't use Mandrake 7.0 yet (stupid CD-RW still doesn't work; I think it's broken) but from reading reviews it seems you can use DrakConf to change the resolution. Start it up and click "X configuration" and there should be an option somewhere for changing the resolution. If that doesn't work, then do it the way I have too. Use "su" to get to root, and then type "setup". Next go to the bottom of the list where it says "X Configuration". Then you'll basically redo your X configuration, and there should be a step somewhere where it gives you the option of changing the resolution. Hope it helps.. I have installed Mandrake 7.0 with the recomended settings. It sucessfully detected my video card and monitor, however it set the defult resolution extremely high. The hardware does not have a problem with this however I do. All I want to do is change the defult resolution under x-windows. How do I do that without having to enter a bunch of other settings? -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Press any key to continue and any other key to quit
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Brett, if you found the info, please tell me how to do it too. Thanks. On Sat, 29 Jan 2000 21:33:47 -0800 (PST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have installed Mandrake 7.0 with the recomended settings. It sucessfully detected my video card and monitor, however it set the defult resolution extremely high. The hardware does not have a problem with this however I do. All I want to do is change the defult resolution under x-windows. How do I do that without having to enter a bunch of other settings? ___ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freeworld.excite.com ___ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freeworld.excite.com
Re: [newbie] screen resolution
On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, Eric Damron wrote: They tell me that you should be able to press control (or shift-control) and the Plus sign. It has never worked for me. Only when you have multiple resolutions selected. John
RE: [newbie] screen resolution
Dear Brett, You can change the monitor resolution with editing file /etc/X11/XF86Config and look for Screen section. Look for your VGA adapter and set the resolution just as you like. Or you can use DrakConf too. Its icon must be at desktop. May it helps. Best Regards, Paulus Hendarwan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 5:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] screen resolution Brett, if you found the info, please tell me how to do it too. Thanks. On Sat, 29 Jan 2000 21:33:47 -0800 (PST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have installed Mandrake 7.0 with the recomended settings. It sucessfully detected my video card and monitor, however it set the defult resolution extremely high. The hardware does not have a problem with this however I do. All I want to do is change the defult resolution under x-windows. How do I do that without having to enter a bunch of other settings? ___ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freeworld.excite.com ___ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freeworld.excite.com
Re: [newbie] screen resolution
Eric/Bretta few things. First off, it's not shft-ctl it's ctl-alt. Also, it's not just the plus key, it's either the plus or the minus key (scrolls through the available resolutions in either direction). Lastly, this only works if you originally set up for multiple resolutions. Alan Eric Damron wrote: Brett Wolfson wrote: I have installed Mandrake 7.0 with the recomended settings. It sucessfully detected my video card and monitor, however it set the defult resolution extremely high. The hardware does not have a problem with this however I do. All I want to do is change the defult resolution under x-windows. How do I do that without having to enter a bunch of other settings? ___ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freeworld.excite.com They tell me that you should be able to press control (or shift-control) and the Plus sign. It has never worked for me. What I do is start a shell and then (as the root user) type "setup" (No quotes) This will bring up the setup utility. On the list is the X Configuration utility. Run this. You will have to pick your video card and monitor again. This time when it asks if you want to use the default or choose your own default resolution, choose your own. Regards.
Re: [newbie] Screen (resolution) problem?
Thanks a lot. Worked. Now I can actually see ALL of my screen... LOL At the command line type "setup", then on the menu choose Xconfigurator and follow the on screen instructions. Let the card be auto probed and choose your monitor from the list if possible and then you need to check the boxes next to the resolutions and color-depths you want to use (e.g. 800x600 16-bit). You are probably currently on 640x480 or 320x480 or somesuch. Brian -Original Message- From: Radek Dobias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello. I just installed Mandrake 6.0. I think I messed up the screen settings, everything is too big, icons, windows...etc. How can I change the settings? I tried different things, but I can't seem to adjust the screen settings under Linux anywhere. (I assume the problem is with the screen settings...) Any thoughts? Thanks. Radek Dobias --- "He that overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be my son." Revelation 21:7 ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Re: [newbie] Screen (resolution) problem?
At the command line type "setup", then on the menu choose Xconfigurator and follow the on screen instructions. Let the card be auto probed and choose your monitor from the list if possible and then you need to check the boxes next to the resolutions and color-depths you want to use (e.g. 800x600 16-bit). You are probably currently on 640x480 or 320x480 or somesuch. Brian -Original Message- From: Radek Dobias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello. I just installed Mandrake 6.0. I think I messed up the screen settings, everything is too big, icons, windows...etc. How can I change the settings? I tried different things, but I can't seem to adjust the screen settings under Linux anywhere. (I assume the problem is with the screen settings...) Any thoughts? Thanks. Radek Dobias --- "He that overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be my son." Revelation 21:7 ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
