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Re: X Setup Question



Raquel Rice wrote:
> I've gotten the Gnome login screen to come up.  I can even login. 
> Thank you everyone for your help.  There's a problem though.
> 
> The screen is way too large.  I've edited configuration using
> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86, but it doesn't change what the
> screen looks like.  I've edited the configurtion file directly, and
> the screen still is WAY too large (I'm only seeing maybe 1/4 of the
> page).

Does ctrl-alt-<+> help? That's the +plus button on the keypad. The
three key combo should cycle through the various resolutions. Looking
at /var/log/XFree86.0.log might reveal that only a low-res screen
was found. Maybe you picked the wrong chipset?  Try "vesa"



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