RE: [newbie] display problems

2000-04-14 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 14 Apr 2000, Alvarez, Angel wrote: > can anyone tell me how to change the resolution from 1024*768 to 800*600 in > the GNOME Open Gnome and X Apps from the "K" menu go into system then DrakConf and you have cracked it. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

RE: [newbie] display problems

2000-04-14 Thread Alvarez, Angel
XF86Setup again the resolution is for the server not for de WM Angel Claudio Alvarez -Mensaje original- De: Steven Cheong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Enviado el: Viernes 14 de Abril de 2000 12:14 Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: Re: [newbie] display problems can anyone tell

Re: [newbie] display problems

2000-04-14 Thread gene foy
thanks for the information on the display problem. i was able to resolve this and just starting to get into linux. so far its great. thanks again, gene From: "Steven Cheong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [newbie] disp

RE: [newbie] display problems

2000-04-14 Thread Oliver Stieber
[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] display problems > > > can anyone tell me how to change the resolution from 1024*768 > to 800*600 in > the GNOME > - Original Message - > From: Alvarez, Angel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >

Re: [newbie] display problems

2000-04-14 Thread Steven Cheong
can anyone tell me how to change the resolution from 1024*768 to 800*600 in the GNOME - Original Message - From: Alvarez, Angel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 9:49 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] display problems > You must cho

RE: [newbie] display problems

2000-04-14 Thread Alvarez, Angel
: [newbie] display problems i used linux once before and loved it. i just installed mandrake 7.0 and went through the process rather smoothly until i reached configure x. i selected the defaults the first time then when that failed i tried several of the other options for resolution and

[newbie] display problems

2000-04-13 Thread gene foy
i used linux once before and loved it. i just installed mandrake 7.0 and went through the process rather smoothly until i reached configure x. i selected the defaults the first time then when that failed i tried several of the other options for resolution and monitor. wheather i accept the c

[newbie] Display problems

2000-02-18 Thread Mark Lehman
I've just installed Mandrake 7.0.  I have a Diamond Monstor Fusion video card (like a 3dfx voodoo banshee).  Everything was working fine as far as the display goes, but then something happened and every time I execute startx and go into gnome or kde, the screen is so dark that I have to turn

Re: [newbie] Display problems and LILO question

1999-09-06 Thread Hershel S Robinson
Matt, Thank you for your help. I looked at the XF86Config file, but I'm not sure exactly how to fix it. It seems that my system is using the accelerated X server, because the regular one doesn't have such a high res. I remember checking off 3 choices when I installed, and 3 appear under the 'ac

Re: [newbie] Display problems and LILO question

1999-09-06 Thread Carl J. Bauman
Matt Stegman wrote: > > 3 I tried to change the default system of LILO from somewhere inside > > the linuxconf, but when I activated the changes, it generated an error. > > I think I saw somewhere that LILO does not run so well with Windows NT. > > Is this true? Even if it is true, is there a wa

Re: [newbie] Display problems and LILO question

1999-09-03 Thread Matt Stegman
On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Hershel S Robinson wrote: > 1 How do I change the screen resolution within Linux? It is too high > and everything is hard to read. If your XF86Config file has multiple resolutions defined in it, you can switch by pressing Ctrl-Alt-plus or Ctrl-Alt-minus (use the + and - keys

Re: [newbie] Display problems and LILO question

1999-09-03 Thread Joseph S. Gardner
Hershel S Robinson wrote: > Hello. I am a real Linux newbie, and this appears to be the place I'm > allowed to ask real newbie questions. I am running Mandrake 6.0 (with > KDE) on a Dell Optiplex GX1 (with an ATI Technologies 3D PRO TURBO > graphics card) with Windows NT 4.0. I have LILO instal

Re: [newbie] Display problems and LILO question

1999-09-03 Thread Joseph S. Gardner
Hershel S Robinson wrote: > Hello. I am a real Linux newbie, and this appears to be the place I'm > allowed to ask real newbie questions. I am running Mandrake 6.0 (with > KDE) on a Dell Optiplex GX1 (with an ATI Technologies 3D PRO TURBO > graphics card) with Windows NT 4.0. I have LILO instal

[newbie] Display problems and LILO question

1999-09-03 Thread Hershel S Robinson
Hello.  I am a real Linux newbie, and this appears to be the place I'm allowed to ask real newbie questions.    I am running Mandrake 6.0 (with KDE) on a Dell Optiplex GX1 (with an ATI Technologies 3D PRO TURBO graphics card) with Windows NT 4.0.  I have LILO installed on the 14gig C drive.

Re: [newbie] Display Problems

1999-04-03 Thread Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
On Fri, 2 Apr 1999, Carla Boltin-Romere wrote: > Fatal server error: > No "Display" subsection for default depth 8 Your XF86Config is broken. Run Xconfigurator or xf86config. If that doesn't help, try starting with a different depth (i.e. startx -- -bpp 16). Hope this helps... LLaP bero