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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
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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


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