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09-21-2003, 04:56 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Redmond, WA
Distribution: Mandrake 10.0, Mandrake 10.1
Posts: 12
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Monitor Configuration (not X)
I hooked up a Pixie L-50T flat panel monitor to my new linux box (Mandrake 9.2 RC2), the problem is that I can't see the bottom of my screen, and the controls on my monitor only allow me to move the screen up so much.
I'm running it on a Radeon 7000 VE, and outputting it to a TV. Everything shows up fine on the TV (centered, fills the screen). Is there a linux program that would let me more the output on the monitor? - move it up, stretch it horizontally, past what my monitor allows?
Are there drivers for the Pixie L50T that would fix this? I'm using the Generic Flat Screen 1024x768 XF86 driver.
Thanks,
Daniil
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09-21-2003, 05:31 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Los Angeles
Distribution: Ubuntu
Posts: 9,870
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x needs to know the type of display you are using. if it's set to use the wrong one, it won't work right. did you try going into the mandrake control center? in the hardware section you can configure the monitor type and the resolution... try with different settings, including plug and play... perhaps you need only adjust the resolution... or perhaps the resolution is fine but you need to change the type of monitor...
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09-21-2003, 05:40 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Redmond, WA
Distribution: Mandrake 10.0, Mandrake 10.1
Posts: 12
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Yeah, I've tried all the various monitor types in X. The problem also occurs without X.
The screens before X starts only show the top 2/3 with a black bar above it.
Same thing happens if I boot without starting X. I have to keep clear to see the terminal output. Working in vi sucks.
Thanks,
Daniil
Last edited by daniilmag; 09-21-2003 at 05:42 PM.
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09-21-2003, 07:03 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Los Angeles
Distribution: Ubuntu
Posts: 9,870
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okay, that changes everything...
does the part of the boot process which only shows the motherboard doing it's stuff (before lilo/grub) also appear messed-up?
and (yes, i must ask), if it doesn't, does the problem also happen in windows?
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10-04-2003, 01:26 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Redmond, WA
Distribution: Mandrake 10.0, Mandrake 10.1
Posts: 12
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Sorry for not replying for so long,
The problem is in the drivers. If I have tv-out connected, then only the vesa driver works. Otherwise (no tv out connected), I can use the radeon driver, and everything works fine.
I'm now trying to make tv-out work with the radeon driver, but so far, no luck.
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