Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 00:51:19 -0600 From: Bob Giesen <BobGiesen@earthlink.net> To: Vinod Namboodiri <geekvinod@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fwd: too big for me!!! Message-ID: <E16chdy-0007MA-00@scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <20020217002928.51761.qmail@web21109.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20020217002928.51761.qmail@web21109.mail.yahoo.com>
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Did you try a different resolution by pressing [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[-] or [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[+]? (Use the "+" and "-" keys on the numeric keypad.) If this works, then look at your XF86Config file. (If you're using XFree86 v4.x, you should find it in /etc/X11.) Look for Section "Screen." Note your DefaultDepth value and then find the corresponding "Display" subsection. If, e.g., the DefaultDepth is set to 24, look for the SubSection "Display" that has a Depth value of 24. In that subsection's Modes line, you should see some resolutions listed. X should use the first value in that Modes line when it starts. My guess is that yours is showing a low resolution, such as 640x480, which is too small to draw your entire gnome desktop. If so, try reordering the resolutions, placing a higher resolution first. HTH, Bob -- "It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are." -- Publius Syrus, 42 B.C. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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