Please do not CC: me.
Please use postfix followup. This means your response goes **AFTER**
the body text. 2nd request.
Please set your mail client linewrap to 72 characters.
On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 03:12:24PM -0400, Antonio Rodriguez (arodriguez@worldnet.att.net) wrote:
> kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
> > Please us postfix followup.
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 02:41:10PM -0400, A R
> > (arodriguez@worldnet.att.net) wrote:
> > > kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 12:45:49PM -0500, Cavaiani, Don
> > > > (Don.Cavaiani@plexus.com) wrote:
> > > > > Can anyone tell me why my X-window appears in a "letterbox"
> > > > > format - i.e., it only uses about 2/3 of the 15" monitor? I
> > > > > can't figure out how to get it to the full screen format?
> > > >
> > > > Do:
> > > >
> > > > $ startx 1> startx.log 2>&1
> > > >
> > > > Post the output file (startx.log) along with your XF86Config file.
> >
> > > I have the same problem, is is only a small square in the center if
> > > the screen. My XF86Config file is here
> >
> > Repost with XF86Config **AND** the output from your X server, as
> > specified above.
> >
> > I suspect bad modelines.
> I have xdm taking over, so I need to kill it before I do startx
> whatever, but I want to kill it in a way that does not remove it. How
> do I prevent it from taking over just once, that is, so that I can do
> the indicated procedure?
One-time fix:
$ /etc/init.d/xdm stop
To prevent xdm startup:
$ update-rc.d -f xdm remove
To prevent running xdm on console, edit /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers and
comment out local displays.
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