Re: X-window
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There are those who would have you believe that kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> Please do not CC: me.
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> 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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