Flatscreen and 9.3 Install Fall off

linchat · 07-11-2005, 03:33 PM

Hello all,

I am installing 9.3 with an ATI 8500 vid and Viewsonic flatscreen monitor. Problem I am having is that suse's install screens are to big for the display. Basically the information rolls off to the sides and I cannot see the information.

Is there something I can add as a kernel option which will address this issue? I have had this problem in a few other installs but never took the time to resolve it. Now I am!

Thanks

Guvnor · 07-11-2005, 06:47 PM

When you put in your install disk, there's an option on the bottom (F2, I think, to access it) that let's you adjust resolution.

Have you tried that?

J.W. · 07-11-2005, 07:07 PM

Two other possibilities to consider are that your resolution may be too low, or the image is not sized properly for the monitor. For the resolution, try pressing "Alt-Ctl-+" (the Alt, Ctl, and "+" keys) simultaneously, which will allow you to scroll through the various available resolutions. The system may just be defaulting to a non-optimal value. If that does not work, I'd try using the buttons on the front of the monitor itself to shrink/adjust the size and alignment of the screen image. -- J.W.

linchat · 07-11-2005, 07:11 PM

Problem is that this is happening in text mode, not X. X is ok.

Guvnor · 07-13-2005, 10:57 PM

You try your monitor's auto-adjust? Flatscreens seem to need that if you dramatically change resolutions. Always works for me.