+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 10 of 10
  1. December 30th, 2003 11:19 PM #1
    roha
    roha is offline
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Posts
    6

    Mandrake Linux LCD Notebook Setting

    Hi,
    I'm a newbie in Linux OS. I already install Linux Mandrake 9.2 in my Dell Inspiron N/book but the problem is happen with tha LCD panel. The display for Linux only 7" compare than the actual size of LCD (15"). I have to move the cursor left,right, down and above to look the whole Linux. I would like to know how to configure to get the actual size of display. If I not wrong the file that I need to edit is under X11 directory.
    thanks.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. December 31st, 2003 09:29 AM #2
    +Daemon+
    +Daemon+ is offline
    Registered User +Daemon+'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Location
    RC, Ca
    Posts
    3,406
    sounds like you have the "expanded desktop feature on" Not sure what the right name for it is

    Not to sure on mandrake (never used it) but you might beable to recondifure X. Using the "xf86config" tool from the command prompt. Note: you could mess things up if your not sure how to configure X.

    All the settings for X are stored in a file called "XF86Config" this is located in "/etc/X11"

    can I have you open a text editor of your choice and open this file.

    /etc/X11/XF86Config

    copy and paste it in here? We might beable to edit the X file without you going into the "xf86config" tool

    -D
    Help Traci have the wedding of her dreams

    Ramona Canyon WHR
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. December 31st, 2003 10:24 PM #3
    roha
    roha is offline
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Posts
    6

    /etc/X11/XF86Config [paste from my Linux]

    # /.../
    # SaX generated XFree86 config file
    # Created on: 2003-12-30T11:37:19+0800.
    #
    # Version: 4.7
    # Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2002
    #
    # Automatically generated by [ISaX] (4.7)
    # PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
    #
    Section "Files"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest"
    InputDevices "/dev/ttyS0"
    InputDevices "/dev/ttyS1"
    InputDevices "/dev/ttyS2"
    InputDevices "/dev/ttyS3"
    InputDevices "/dev/ttyS4"
    InputDevices "/dev/ttyS5"
    InputDevices "/dev/ttyS6"
    InputDevices "/dev/ttyS7"
    InputDevices "/dev/ttyS8"
    InputDevices "/dev/psaux"
    InputDevices "/dev/logibm"
    InputDevices "/dev/sunmouse"
    InputDevices "/dev/atibm"
    InputDevices "/dev/amigamouse"
    InputDevices "/dev/atarimouse"
    InputDevices "/dev/inportbm"
    InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
    InputDevices "/dev/mouse"
    InputDevices "/dev/usbmouse"
    InputDevices "/dev/adbmouse"
    InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
    InputDevices "/dev/input/event0"
    InputDevices "/dev/pointer0"
    InputDevices "/dev/pointer1"
    InputDevices "/dev/pointer2"
    InputDevices "/dev/pointer3"
    EndSection

    Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"
    EndSection

    Section "Module"
    Load "freetype"
    Load "extmod"
    Load "type1"
    Load "v4l"
    Load "speedo"
    Load "dbe"
    Load "glx"
    EndSection

    Section "InputDevice"
    Driver "Keyboard"
    Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
    Option "Protocol" "Standard"
    Option "XkbLayout" "us"
    Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
    Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
    EndSection

    Section "InputDevice"
    Driver "mouse"
    Identifier "Mouse[1]"
    Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
    Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
    Option "Name" "Autodetection"
    Option "Protocol" "ps/2"
    Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
    EndSection

    Section "Monitor"
    Option "CalcAlgorithm" "CheckDesktopGeometry"
    DisplaySize 320 240
    HorizSync 28-82
    Identifier "Monitor[0]"
    ModelName "1280X1024@60HZ"
    Option "DPMS"
    VendorName "--> LCD"
    VertRefresh 40-60
    UseModes "Modes[0]"
    EndSection

    Section "Modes"
    Identifier "Modes[0]"
    Modeline "1280x1024" 105.15 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1059
    Modeline "1280x1024" 108.00 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +HSync +VSync
    Modeline "640x480" 23.06 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 497
    EndSection

    Section "Screen"
    DefaultDepth 16
    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 15
    Modes "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 16
    Modes "1280x1024"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 24
    Modes "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 32
    Modes "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
    Depth 8
    Modes "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    Device "Device[0]"
    Identifier "Screen[0]"
    Monitor "Monitor[0]"
    EndSection

    Section "Device"
    BoardName "i845"
    BusID "0:2:0"
    Driver "i810"
    Identifier "Device[0]"
    Screen 0
    VendorName "Intel"
    EndSection

    Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "Layout[all]"
    InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
    Option "Clone" "off"
    Option "Xinerama" "off"
    Screen "Screen[0]"
    EndSection

    Section "DRI"
    Group "video"
    Mode 0660
    EndSection
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    thanks for your reply
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. December 31st, 2003 11:30 PM #4
    Gollo
    Gollo is offline
    Registered User Gollo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Location
    Grand Rapids, Michigan US of A
    Posts
    2,383
    You have the wrong monitor selected (x11 is known to make this mistake). My guess is that your monitors native resolution is only 1024x768 (according to the driver). What type of video card does the laptop have?
    "I feel like one of those mass murderers on death row. I never understood how the hell they got more chicks than I did. Now I know. They sold crap on eBay." -- Anonymous ebayer

    "I figured out what's wrong with life: it's other people." -- Dilbert
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. December 31st, 2003 11:45 PM #5
    roha
    roha is offline
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Posts
    6

    video card type

    I think this is the type of AGP card (built-in)
    Intel(R)82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphic Controller 6.13.01.3460
    Digital Flat Panel (1024 X 768)
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. December 31st, 2003 11:59 PM #6
    Gollo
    Gollo is offline
    Registered User Gollo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Location
    Grand Rapids, Michigan US of A
    Posts
    2,383
    Quote Originally Posted by roha
    Digital Flat Panel (1024 X 768)
    Bingo. What we need to do is find out the exact vert and horz refresh rates of the monitor. I'll dig around more later. You could try running the xf86Config utility (or whatever it is for your flavor of linux) and "force" it to use 1024x768. Cheers.
    "I feel like one of those mass murderers on death row. I never understood how the hell they got more chicks than I did. Now I know. They sold crap on eBay." -- Anonymous ebayer

    "I figured out what's wrong with life: it's other people." -- Dilbert
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. January 1st, 2004 01:01 AM #7
    roha
    roha is offline
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Posts
    6

    1024x768

    I already fix my monitor to 1024 X 768. But no change with the display.
    thanks
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. January 2nd, 2004 03:52 PM #8
    +Daemon+
    +Daemon+ is offline
    Registered User +Daemon+'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Location
    RC, Ca
    Posts
    3,406
    cant you use xf86config ???
    Help Traci have the wedding of her dreams

    Ramona Canyon WHR
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. January 3rd, 2004 03:44 AM #9
    roha
    roha is offline
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Posts
    6

    How to use it?

    "cant you use xf86config "

    I'm a newbie in Linux OS. Sorry to say that, I don't know how to use or running xf86config.

    sorry
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. January 4th, 2004 09:55 PM #10
    +Daemon+
    +Daemon+ is offline
    Registered User +Daemon+'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Location
    RC, Ca
    Posts
    3,406
    at the command prompt, or out of Xwindows type

    xf86config and follow the directions.

    befiore you do this, back up your XF86Config file.
    also you might want to try xf86cfg I think thats the xwindows version. I dont use it.

    but hope that helps
    Help Traci have the wedding of her dreams

    Ramona Canyon WHR
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

Forum Rules