RE: [newbie] Heh, my XWindows screen is enormous... what did I do wrong?

1999-10-12 Thread Harlan, SSgt Aaron S
REMOVE > -Original Message- > From: Steve Philp [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 1:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Heh, my XWindows screen is enormous... what did > I do wrong? > > Paul Stansel wrote: > &

Re: [newbie] Heh, my XWindows screen is enormous... what did I do wrong?

1999-10-09 Thread Sam
You are correct, 6.0 doesn't support the TNT2. You can download and install the patches from Nvidia. Their website contains instructions and links to the compiled versions, or get 6.1 Although the book tells you not to probe the card if yours doesn't come up ( ihave a leadtek tnt2 board and it co

Re: [newbie] Heh, my XWindows screen is enormous... what did I do wrong?

1999-10-09 Thread John Aldrich
On Sat, 09 Oct 1999, you wrote: > Hrmmm... still no luck. I'm trying to use a Riva TNT2 Ultra card, but > obviously in 6.0 there's no support for it. So I've tried a variety of > options, from just the plain TNT to Unsupported Cards. I'm also using > a Gateway Cystalscan 17" monitor. When I ru

Re: [newbie] Heh, my XWindows screen is enormous... what did I do wrong?

1999-10-09 Thread Steve Philp
Paul Stansel wrote: > > > Nojust 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 >

Re: [newbie] Heh, my XWindows screen is enormous... what did I do wrong?

1999-10-09 Thread Paul Stansel
> Nojust 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 l

Re: [newbie] Heh, my XWindows screen is enormous... what did I do wrong?

1999-10-09 Thread Paul Stansel
> Nojust 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 l

Re: [newbie] Heh, my XWindows screen is enormous... what did I do wrong?

1999-10-08 Thread John Aldrich
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