Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 12:36:20 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Jeff Reed <jreed@BSDI.COM>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Jeff Reed <jreed@corp.BSDI.COM> Subject: Re: X11 Screen width short by 1.5" on laptop Message-ID: <19980220123620.12941@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980219182258.25979A-100000@corp.BSDI.COM>; from Jeff Reed on Thu, Feb 19, 1998 at 06:36:52PM -0700 References: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980219182258.25979A-100000@corp.BSDI.COM>
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On Thu, 19 February 1998 at 18:36:52 -0700, Jeff Reed wrote: > > I have installed v2.2.5 on a Toshiba Satellite 115CS, Chips and > Technologies 65545 1MB, passive matrix color. This is my first time > setting up XF86, so have mercy :) > > When I run either xdm or startx, X11 comes up and operates normally, > except that approximately 1.5 inches of the right side of the screen are > not used (remain black). That is to say that all mouse movements and > screen actions work properly, but simply end at at this abnormal margin on > the right. When I scroll (mouse movement) to the right, when the mouse > pointer touches the right margin, the desktop scrolls as you would expect. > > Is there a way for me to regain this "unused real estate"? Looks like you're running at the wrong resolution. Is this an 800x600 device? If so, try changing the Modes lines: > Modes "640x480" "800x600" Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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