[newbie] post test

2001-05-27 Thread sean gibbins
Apologies folks, but my replies/posts don't seem to be making it to the list. That said, I have a horrible feeling that replies might be going to person who posted the question/comment, rather than back to the list. Duh... here goes anyway! Sean -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] XFRee86 3.3.6 + Laptop

2001-05-25 Thread sean gibbins
I now appear to have a functional X windows running on my laptop, with one small problem: I appear to have acquired a virtual rather than actual desktop. By this I mean I can see approximately one quarter of the desktop, and can navigate to the remaining three quarters using the mouse to move

Re: [newbie] Disable X at start

2001-05-23 Thread sean gibbins
On Wednesday 23 May 2001 11:01, you wrote: Phil How can I stop the automatic startup for X at startup. Change /etc/inittab to have this as the first non-blank/non-comment line: id:3:initdefault: I'm sure there's some way to do it via a graphical interface but I'm not as astute

[newbie] Mandrake 8.0, XF86Config and SiS 630

2001-05-19 Thread sean gibbins
Hi All. Having installed Mandrake 8.0 on my Pico Graduate laptop (opting for XFree86 3.3.6 + experimental acceleration), I find that only the top left portion of my desktop - approx. 1/6th or 1/8th - is viewable/navigable. I am hoping that it is a simple XF86Config issue, but knowing what a