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StarTiger
01-31-2003, 09:06 PM
I've just install a the version of RH7.0 that comes with Red Hat 7 for dummies.

the install goes alrightbut when X config's it's self, i end up with a screen that's the full width of my monitor, but only half the height.

It's a dual boot with win98 box, so if i buut up win98 first and then use winux to bring up linux, it says it found a new videocard and network card (no i hadn't changed them). tghen when i config X with the "New" hardware, half the time, It can't find a setup that works (about half the time), so i have to reboot and try again or it does work and i end up with a dicplay that's 50%bigger than my monitor, so i have to scroll arond it. (although it's better than squinting).

that and every time i reboot it a diffrent way, (strait up or though win) it refinds my video and network cards and wants to reconfig X. half the time not working.

I'm posting my x86config, (in a txt file) some one sugested it might help.

I've got a AMD K6 233 with a mach64 video card and 3com 3c905 NIC

any ideas? thanx

Icarus
01-31-2003, 09:51 PM
I forgot how scary the old xconfigurator xf86config files were:eek:

Try changing this part at the very bottom

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

to this

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

Flip the Modes in otherwords...I didn't find any settings for a virtual desktop in there so this might fix it so it's full screen.