Horizontal screen offset problems

newbeewortel · 06-17-2006, 06:29 AM

Hoi,

My screen is offset about 5 pixels to the right. The hardware buttons on the LCD already are at their far left position. Can i make a vertical adjustment in Xorg.conf or any other settings file? If so, how?

At the moment i am using ubuntu but i have the same problem with Suze and Knoppix. Use nvidia fx 5500 graphics card and Packard Bell (crap do not buy) LCD screen.

Please help i'm new to Linux but would like to say windows goodbye.

David the H. · 06-18-2006, 03:46 AM

I'd like to know this myself. I have two computers hooked up to the same monitor with an A/B switch, and If I center one of them up perfectly, the other one shows up offset by a small amount. I need some way to goose the display in software to get them both centered perfectly.

tredegar · 06-18-2006, 06:33 AM

You should take a look at xvidtune
HTH

newbeewortel · 06-18-2006, 07:20 AM

Xvidtune is installed with Ubunto i just typed sudo xvidtune in the terminal and i was able to move my screen to the left.

Thanks Tredegar

newbeewortel · 06-18-2006, 08:46 AM

I was a bit premature, settings changed by xvidtune are not stored so my screen is back to like it was after reboot.

tredegar · 06-18-2006, 09:19 AM

Quote:

settings changed by xvidtune are not stored

This is correct. So run xvidtune from a terminal again. Adjust your settings. Then there's a "Show" button: Click it and it will print a modeline for you in the terminal window. This modeline needs to be copied into the relevant part of /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Mine looks like this:

Code:

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    VendorName "Plug'n Play"
    ModelName "Dell P991"
    HorizSync 30-107
    VertRefresh 48-120
    Modeline "1280x1024"   157.50   1280 1368 1528 1712   1024 1025 1028 1068 +hsync +vsync
EndSection

Although that is from my (old) XF86Config-4 file, the format should be the same for xorg.conf.

HTH