X screen is very small

odious1 · 12-20-2003, 10:00 PM

I just installed Slack 9 on my new latitude. It has a 15' display with the geforce 440go 64mb card. The problem is that my desktop is about 8 x 5 inches centered in my display. I have it set to 1600x1200 in my config. I have never run into this problem. I have tried different resolutions which make the display even smaller.

I apologize for any typos, I need a microscope to see my browser.

Any thoughts on this would be great.

Technoslave · 12-21-2003, 12:49 AM

Just the standard, check frequencies on your monitor. Make sure they're correct.

Most monitors allow you to "strech" the screen...have you/are you able to do that?

vinay_s_s · 12-21-2003, 01:33 AM

Its actually because of the monitor frequencies
Change them /etc/X11/XF86config file and everything will be ok
( i actually uncommented the horiz... and vertical frequencies lines and it automatically became alright. might not work for u but sure worked for me!)

vinay_s_s · 12-21-2003, 01:34 AM

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i actually commented out the horiz... and vertical frequencies lines and it automatically became alright.
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sorry for the mistake

Blu-star · 12-21-2003, 07:41 AM

hmm, you could give this a try....go to your bios and check if there is a option called Stretch screen or something similar, i have that on my Toshiba Satellite, and it worked out for me.

odious1 · 12-21-2003, 09:15 AM

Alright, thanks for the ideas. It is a laptop and I bought it used. I do not know exactly what kind of monitor it is so I cannot refer to manufacturers documentation to get the proper settings. I would never have guessed that it could be related to frequency settings so I will definately try some others settings

Thanks