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Screen Resolution off screen?

Ok this one is really strange and although I have encountered this issue before, I can't remember how to fix it.

I have fluxbox set up on gentoo and the resolution I want (1024x768).

The issue is, the small screen has to scroll to get to the other parts of the screen to achieve that resolution.

That was NOT at all what I had in mind. I wanted the entire screen to be available, I shouldn't have to scroll.

How do you get it to react in the same manner that it should be?

Xorg config:

Code:



Section "ServerLayout"

        Identifier    "X.org Configured"

        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0

        Screen      1  "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"

        InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"

        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

EndSection



Section "Files"

        ModulePath  "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"

        FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"

        FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"

        FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/OTF"

        FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"

        FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"

        FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"

EndSection



Section "Module"

        Load  "dri"

        Load  "dri2"

        Load  "glx"

        Load  "dbe"

        Load  "record"

        Load  "extmod"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier  "Keyboard0"

        Driver      "keyboard"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier  "Mouse0"

        Driver      "mouse"

        Option      "Protocol" "auto"

        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

        Identifier  "Monitor0"

        VendorName  "Monitor Vendor"

        ModelName    "Monitor Model"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"

        Identifier  "Monitor1"

        VendorName  "Monitor Vendor"

        ModelName    "Monitor Model"

EndSection



Section "Device"

        ### Available Driver options are:-

        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",

        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"

        ### [arg]: arg optional

        #Option    "NoAccel"                  # [<bool>]

        #Option    "SWcursor"                  # [<bool>]

        #Option    "ColorKey"                  # <i>

        #Option    "CacheLines"                # <i>

        #Option    "Dac6Bit"                  # [<bool>]

        #Option    "DRI"                      # [<bool>]

        #Option    "NoDDC"                    # [<bool>]

        #Option    "ShowCache"                # [<bool>]

        #Option    "XvMCSurfaces"              # <i>

        #Option    "PageFlip"                  # [<bool>]

        Identifier  "Card0"

        Driver      "vesa"

        VendorName  "Intel Corporation"

        BoardName  "82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device"

        BusID      "PCI:0:2:0"

EndSection



Section "Device"

        ### Available Driver options are:-

        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",

        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"

        ### [arg]: arg optional

        #Option    "NoAccel"                  # [<bool>]

        #Option    "SWcursor"                  # [<bool>]

        #Option    "ColorKey"                  # <i>

        #Option    "CacheLines"                # <i>

        #Option    "Dac6Bit"                  # [<bool>]

        #Option    "DRI"                      # [<bool>]

        #Option    "NoDDC"                    # [<bool>]

        #Option    "ShowCache"                # [<bool>]

        #Option    "XvMCSurfaces"              # <i>

        #Option    "PageFlip"                  # [<bool>]

        Identifier  "Card0"

        Driver      "vesa"

        VendorName  "Intel Corporation"

        BoardName  "82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device"

        BusID      "PCI:0:2:1"

EndSection



Section "Screen"

        Identifier "Screen0"

        Device    "Card0"

        Monitor    "Monitor0"

        DefaultDepth 24

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

              Depth    1

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    4

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    8

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    15

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    16

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    24

                Modes    "1024x768"

        EndSubSection

EndSection



Section "Screen"

        Identifier "Screen1"

        Device    "Card1"

        Monitor    "Monitor1"

        DefaultDepth 24

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    1

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    4

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    8

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    15

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    16

        EndSubSection

        SubSection "Display"

                Viewport  0 0

                Depth    24

                Modes    "1024x768"

        EndSubSection

EndSection

Have you tried hitting Ctrl-+/- on the number pad? IIRC that allows you to change the resolution up/down such that the cursor pans around the screen if it's larger than the physical display res...or something like that. :scratch:

Quote:

Originally Posted by David2010 (Post 4028902)

I have fluxbox set up on gentoo and the resolution I want (1024x768).

The issue is, the small screen has to scroll to get to the other parts of the screen to achieve that resolution.

That was NOT at all what I had in mind. I wanted the entire screen to be available, I shouldn't have to scroll.

I don't think that's possible if the screen's native resolution is less than 1024x768.

Specifing VertRefresh and HorizSync in your monitor section(s) might do the trick

Code:

Section "Monitor"

    Identifier    "Generic Monitor"

    HorizSync      27.0 - 96.0

    VertRefresh    50.0 - 160.0

    Option        "DPMS"

EndSection

Make sure that the values match the capabilities of your monitor.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wim Sturkenboom (Post 4029173)

Specifing VertRefresh and HorizSync in your monitor section(s) might do the trick

Code:

Section "Monitor"

    Identifier    "Generic Monitor"

    HorizSync      27.0 - 96.0

    VertRefresh    50.0 - 160.0

    Option        "DPMS"

EndSection

Make sure that the values match the capabilities of your monitor.

What command do I type in to figure out the capabilities of my monitor? I don't want to get stuck with a fried monitor. Especially since its a laptop.

Quote:

Originally Posted by David2010 (Post 4029321)

What command do I type in to figure out the capabilities of my monitor? I don't want to get stuck with a fried monitor. Especially since its a laptop.

Ok, I fixed it.

All I did was instead of setting multiple values for modes I just set one and that fixed it.

I don't know how... but I fixed it.

Newbie can't figure it out

Hi,

I'm brand new to Linux, and I'm not a programmer. I have the same problem with the resolution going off screen. I can't see the task bar or start button (or equilivent in Linux) I was ready to scrap Linux when I figured out that I can hit the Windows button to open up programs. I tried adjusting the display settings, but I just have 2 options; 1920x1080, and 1280x720. They both have the same problem, but with the lower resolution it's worse.

I can't make sense of the solutions in this thread like, "just use one mode instead of multiple". I searched in the start menu for "mode" and nothing came up. Some have shown chunks of code, I don't know what to do with. Someone posted monitor section settings, and I don't know where to edit that. I searched in the start menu for "monitor" and it just comes up with the display settings which didn't help before.

Can someone leave step by step instructions for me to fix my resolution issue? (keeping in mind I can't completely see any of the 4 sides of the screen)