xvidtune broken

[acid45]

When I installed linux redhat 6.0 (don't tell me to get a new version that's not an option) but when I installed it the buttons on my screen stopped sorking and the screen was pushed all the way to the left and down. I can see the bottom but it was moved so far left that I couldn't see the button or the icons. I tried using xvidtune and change it and it worked but now whenever I restart my computer and login it goes back. I'm logged into root while doing this xvidtune stuff but it's not working. Any suggestions keeping in mind I can't get another version for a while.

[chris_i386]

xvidtune does work, it just doen't make the settings permanent by itself.
When you've adjusted your settings, press the show button, and then quit xvidtune.
The show button prints a modeline to your terminal, starting with your current resolution. Copy it, open the /etc/X11/XF86Config file with a text editor and paste the copied mode line in the monitor section. It should already have one, so just erase the rest of the line after the word Modeline, and paste in the new values.
I'm not sure wether your version has multiple modelines by default, but if it has, you only need to change one of them.

[acid45]

thanks

[jimmyellinger]

I have also been trying to use xvidtune to fix my screen but my /etc/X11/XF86Config file doesn't seem to have the word Modeline in it anywhere. In this case where would I print the modeline that I'm trying to put in:
"800x600" 40.00 800 856 984 1056 600 605 609 624 +hsync +vsync

i also attached a text file containg my /etc/X11/XF86Config file. I am using the most recent stable version of Debian.

[chris_i386]

The modeline goes into your "Monitor" section.
Fill in
Modeline "800x600" 40.00 800 856 984 1056 600 605 609 624 +hsync +vsync
between the VertRefresh line and the EndSection statement.

[jimmyellinger]

thanks a lot. actually it turned out that i needed to add the line to the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file.