screen size not correct?

blither · 12-16-2002, 04:14 PM

when i boot up startx the screen size is out of wack everytime. its not fitting the screen and then my mouse doesnt work correctly when this happens. it happened after i formated and try to get it working again and it still happened.

deesto · 12-16-2002, 04:29 PM

Try running xfree86setup in Slackware. It automates the video card configuration process.
That tidbit of info came from this thread.

blither · 12-16-2002, 04:39 PM

ok thank you, then do i just go in and edit the resolution i want it at? thanks for the help!

Texicle · 12-16-2002, 05:04 PM

If that doesn't work, and you are familiar with your hardware (i.e. know what make/model/chipset of vid card is as well as video mem), you can run xf86config.

When you get to your video section (it will ask you all about your monitor, mouse, keyboard, vid card, etc), and you've answered what kind of card, the driver needed (www.xfree86.org for more info), it will ask you if you want the virtual screen size to be larger than actual. I always go with NO because to me, it's a pain. Some people like it. It seems like your virtual screen settings are not set to "0 0". You can check in /etc/X11/XF86Config file under your various screen resolutions and depths--the last line should be Virtual 0 0 or something like Virtual (I'm not on my Slackbox at the moment, so I can't tell you for sure--but if it's not that, it will be VERY similar to virtual).

I hope this helps. Good luck!

BTW, what is your video card and mouse? You may just need to edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config for your mouse and virtual mode. If it's that easy, you've got it made. Keep us posted.

blither · 12-16-2002, 07:01 PM

well i selected my virtual screen to be NO like you said and it still did it to me so i dont know what it was doing.

Texicle · 12-16-2002, 08:21 PM

What's your video card and mouse? If you can, post a copy of your /etc/fstab file. If you're in command line, you can type:

cat /etc/fstab

then use SHIFT+PgUp to scroll up or SHIFT+PgDwn to scroll down. Look for the part about your video card and resolution/depth rates. Post these if you can.

Additionally, what exactly is the problem? Are you viewing at 640x480 and would like a better resolution (800x600, 1024x768, etc)? Can you get into X at all?

If it's a resolution rate you want changed, you can go into /etc/fstab and edit your "default depth" (mine is at 24 I think). Once you have your default depth selected, scroll down below your default depth, and find the resolution rates for that depth (in my case 24). Then, you can set the resolution you want (for me, default depth 24 has resolutions of "800x600 640X480").

EDIT: Here's a link to all my problems with X and Slackware 8.1. It also shows some of my /etc/fstab which might be helpful to you. My Problems With X

blither · 12-16-2002, 08:31 PM

ok it seems as though it is viewing at 640 but i told it to use my 1024 one. and it doesnt show the whole screen. you know where the clock is....probly a good 2-3 inches is not showing when i go into X

Texicle · 12-16-2002, 08:33 PM

You may have told it to use 1024x768, but if you told it to use a default depth of 32 or something, and it's only able to handle 640x480, you'll have to change your default depth to something that can handle 1024x768. Take a look at your /etc/fstab file and see what is set as your "default depth".

cat /etc/fstab

blither · 12-16-2002, 09:39 PM

here is what my /etc/fstab file says

Code:

/dev/hda1        swap             swap        defaults         0   0
/dev/hda2        /                ext3        defaults         1   1
/dev/cdrom       /mnt/cdrom       iso9660     noauto,owner,ro  0   0
/dev/fd0         /mnt/floppy      auto        noauto,owner     0   0
none             /dev/pts         devpts      gid=5,mode=620   0   0
none             /proc            proc        defaults         0   0

Texicle · 12-16-2002, 09:53 PM

Oh man....you're going to KILL me. I have no idea why I was asking you for your fstab file. I referred to the right file in my first post (/etc/X11/XF86Config) and I can't believe that I not only mentioned it once, but 4 times. I am truly sorry and feel like dumbass for posting that so many times. I meant to ask you for your /etc/X11/XF86Config file

cat /etc/X11/XF86Config

Again, please accept my apologies for wasting your time with that file. I feel like an idiot. I have no idea why I kept referring to that file (although your /etc/fstab looks pretty good). When you look at your XF86Config, post the parts about the default depth, and the resolutions for each depth.