yet another wondering newbie

[kaptainoompa]

Im running Caldera 2.3 and when I run kde my windows are way to big for the screen so I can't view to much of anything.

I am using an ATI Mach64:Rage Pro and a Gateway EV700 Monitor:
Horizontal 30-70kHz
Vertical 50-160kHz


When I open up the XF86Config heres what I get:


# Generated using the Caldera OpenLinux installer
#

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection


Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Primary Monitor"
VendorName "Typical monitors"
ModelName "1280x1024, 74Hz"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 50-160
Modeline "640x400/70Hz" 25.175 640 664 760 800 400 409 411 450
EndSection


Section "Device"
Identifier "Primary Card"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "None"
VideoRam 256
EndSection


Section "Screen"
Driver "VGA16"
Device "Primary Card"
Monitor "Primary Monitor"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "640x480/60Hz"
EndSubSection

EndSection


Section "Screen"
Driver "SVGA"
Device "Primary Card"
Monitor "Primary Monitor"
DefaultColorDepth 8
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "640x400/70Hz"
Virtual 640 400

EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "640x400/70Hz"
Virtual 640 400
EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "640x400/70Hz"
Virtual 640 400
EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "640x400/70Hz"
Virtual 640 400
EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "640x400/70Hz"
Virtual 640 400
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Driver "accel"
Device "Primary Card"
Monitor "Primary Monitor"
DefaultColorDepth 8
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "640x400/70Hz"
Virtual 640 400
EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "640x400/70Hz"
Virtual 640 400
EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "640x400/70Hz"
Virtual 640 400
EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "640x400/70Hz"
Virtual 640 400
EndSubSection

SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "640x400/70Hz"
Virtual 640 400
EndSubSection
EndSection

[ 18 March 2002: Message edited by: kaptainoompa ]

[SpinyNorman]

You're X config file looks a little fscked:Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Primary Monitor"
VendorName "Typical monitors"
ModelName "1280x1024, 74Hz"
HorizSync 30-70
VertRefresh 50-160
Modeline "640x400/70Hz" 25.175 640 664 760 800 400 409 411 450
EndSectionThe ModelName line seems to indicate a monitor capable of a resolution of 1280x1024 at 70Hz, but the only mode (the ModeLine line) you have defined is 640x400.

You also have only one resolution specified for all of your bit-depths (again, 640x400):
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "640x400/70Hz"
Virtual 640 400
EndSubSectionIf you don't want the virtual desktop feature enabled (which is part of this problem too), comment out the "virtual 640x400" lines by putting a # at the beginning of each of those lines.

To configure more/higher resolutions, re-run whatever X configuration utility Caldera uses. Some of the more common are XFcfg, Xconfigurator, XF86Setup, and XF86 -configure. Some of the utilities only apply to XFree86 version 3.x.x or 4.x.x, so which works for you will depend on what your distro uses. When asked to select your desired resolutions, make sure to choose all of the ones that you would like to use. Once in X, you can then toggle throught them on-the-fly by pressing (simultaneously) Ctrl,Alt, and + or -. The +/- have to be the ones on the numerical keypad at the right of your keyboard.

[ 19 March 2002: Message edited by: SpinyNorman ]

[kaptainoompa]

Well I tried what you said and that didn't work...and I would use a X config util. but that to is messed up. So is there anything else that I could try?

[mdwatts]

Change all the lines from 640x400/70Hz to 1280x1024/74Hz and the Virtual 640 400 to Virtual 0 0.

Make a backup copy of XF86Config first.

[Ludootje]

WattsMD: seems like someone is having problems with the distro which didn't caused any problems :p
j/k, I'm going to download it this weekend I think.

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by Ludootje:
<STRONG>WattsMD: seems like someone is having problems with the distro which didn't caused any problems :p
j/k, I'm going to download it this weekend I think.</STRONG>

I said that I don't have problems. I didn't say nobody else does though they won't have that many if they use Caldera. ;)

Get it from here


ftp://ftp.iso.caldera.com/pub/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Workstation

[kaptainoompa]

Thanks all. Now I just need to hook up a few more things then its time to have some fun :)