xorgconfig set up xorg.conf wrong
 

Good morning Slackers!!

I have just recently installed Slack 10.1 with the default kernel. I ran xorgsetup, and then ran xorgconfig. When it came to the option asking whether I wanted to have a screen larger than mine and so it pans when I move the mouse. I SAID NO. I downloaded and installed the newest Nvidia drivers and edited my xorg.conf accordingly.

Whenever I "startx" X loads but I get a large resolution but the screen pans!!! This is so frustrating. I have ran xorgconfig a couple of more time and said no to the option that I think is in quetion. So I guess that I have to edit it manually but can not find the option.

Basically my question is, what is the option in my xorg.conf that will change the panning large screen to just a non-panning screen? Also how do I choose the default resolution?

Thanks in advance for your help!

can u post ur xorg.conf here

also the last question asked by xorconfig is about which xorg.conf file to write,just keep that in mind

regards

I am at work now so can not post my xorg.conf till I get home.

XORG
 

You have to find the xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf and edit it accordingly. You can choose the default resolution in xorgconfig when it comes to choosing the values for colors and resolution. You have modes 1024x768 and 800x600 at 24 bit. You probably chose OK and proceeded. You can change them there, so that the biggest value is the one you want and then proceed. If you have any more questions, ask them here.

Just curious as to what determines that a specific resolution is default? Also what setting determines that I have a panning screen or not?

this is from my xorg.conf

Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection


the order keeps the display

th first one is default

regadrs

I used to get this with the nvidia drivers, but the newer versions don't seem to do it as much as the older ones? anyway, the way I used to force X to stop panning the screen is by adding a virtual line like this:

Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
Virtual 1024 768 ( or whatever res. you want by default)
EndSubsection
EndSection

Thats ounds like what I am looking for. So by adding the Virtual line I will kill both birds with one stone. This should set up my default resolution and stop the annoying panning, right?

I will be testing this when I get home.

draAx

yes it always worked very well for me, I'm not sure exactly why this problem occurs. It didn't seem to matter whether I told xorgconfig to enable virtual desktops or not, I always ended up with one. But now with different drivers from nvidia ( I use 6111 ) I no longer get this???