KDE screen size on Mandrake

baseballtwin86 · 10-09-2004, 02:20 PM

Hi all,

It's my first day using linux (Mandrake 10) after installing it last night.

I thought I originally had a resolution problem because the desktop area is larger than my screen size, so I can scroll up and down - left and right by moving my mouse to the edge of the screen. I'd like the have the whole desktop fit inside my screen so this doesn't happen, but all changing my resolution does is make this scrolling area larger. Sorry for such a simple question - but I can't find anything that will halp me after looking through mandrake help, kde help, and this forum!

Thanks

pauloref · 10-09-2004, 02:41 PM

the problem is in your X11 configuration. I think the option is caled virtual screen, or digital screen, or something like that. whathever, you must UNselect it. In your X server configuration. It is 1 year i don't use mandrake, so i don't remember verry wel, but it shoulb be that.

pauloref · 10-09-2004, 02:42 PM

I were forgetting.

WELCOME IN THE NEW WOLRD.

have fun and learn a lot.

baseballtwin86 · 10-09-2004, 06:29 PM

I'm sorry - but I still can't find out how to change this. I was looking at some of the other threads on the forum that we're talking about this problem - but none of them really explained what I need to do. Here is the contents of my XF86Config-4 File:

Code:

# File generated by XFdrake.

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
    # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
    # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
    # the X server to render fonts.
    FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
    AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
    #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
    Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
    Load "extmod"
    Load "type1"
    Load "freetype"
    Load "glx" # 3D layer
    Load "dri" # direct rendering
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Keyboard1"
    Driver "Keyboard"
    Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option "XkbLayout" "en_US"
    Option "XkbOptions" ""
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Mouse1"
    Driver "mouse"
    Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
    Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
    Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    VendorName "Plug'n Play"
    ModelName "Dell E172FP"
    HorizSync 31-80
    VertRefresh 56-76
    
    # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
    # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "1024x480"    65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344   480  488  494  563 -hsync -vsync
    
    # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
    # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576"     50.00  768  832  846 1000   576  590  595  630
    
    # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576"     63.07  768  800  960 1024   576  578  590  616
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "device1"
    VendorName "Intel Corporation"
    BoardName "Intel 865"
    Driver "i810"
    Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "screen1"
    Device "device1"
    Monitor "monitor1"
    DefaultColorDepth 16
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 8
        Virtual 1280 1024
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 15
        Virtual 1280 1024
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 16
        Virtual 1280 1024
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Virtual 1280 1024
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "layout1"
    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
    Screen "screen1"
EndSection

baseballtwin86 · 10-09-2004, 07:33 PM