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bl00mie
Tux's lil' helper
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 Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 7:52 am Post subject: wrong desktop size????!? |
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my work machine boots gentoo... my laptop and "server" boot gentoo.... since acquiring crossover office and getting ever-more comfortable in a linux environment, i decided it was finally time to kill MS windows once and for all and change my home desktop over.
all is well.....sort of. when i set up x to run 1280x1024 only, since that's the resolution i'm used to. the monitor came with an older dell (2000), and is a "ultrascan p780. google tells me that it's capable of up to 1600x1200@85. anyway, when i startx, the annoying nVidia logo pops up.... down and right of the center of the screen. er? then i notice that the fluxbox bar thing doesn' show up.... errr??  when i finally moved the mouse around, and hit the bottom or right side, the whole desktop slides.
does X not think the monitor can handle 1280x1024 (winblows will happily do 1280x1024)? is it spitting out 1280x768 pixels into a 1024x768 area? i read a couple posts (here and elsewhere), but noone ever seemed to get a good answer. i've played with xvidtune to no avail.... and i tried xrandr, but x said :
| Code: | | X Error of failed request: BadImplementation (server does not implement operation) |
here's my info:
2.6.0-test11
nvidia GeForce MX440 - 'nvidia' driver
xfree86 4.3.0
fluxbox 0.9.6
in xf86cofig script, i said no to the virtual dektop crap...
i looked in /var/log/XFree86.0.log and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. it complained about a couple of resolutions, but they were bizarre ones like 896x672, but nothing seemed wrong with 1280x1024.
| Code: | Section "Monitor"
Identifier "p780"
HorizSync 30-85
VertRefresh 4-120
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "MX440"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "MX440:
Monitor "p780"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection |
i'm at a loss...... and sad 
any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
--chad
oh, while i'm posting... i've tried running the ALPS synnaptics touchpad with appropriate drivers. it works..... sort of. if i build the stuff into the kernel, it never does anything --> X will start, but nothing i do makes the pointer move... ever.
if i build them as modules and auto load them... same problem. if i load psmouse (not in x), move my finger around on the pad, rmmod psmouse, re-load psmouse, startx... it works pretty well (including the vert & horiz. scroll stuff on the bottom and right side of the pad. any idea what's happening? is x or the kernel messing up some autodetection? any clue what i might do to fix it???
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tomk
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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All I can see are afew missing quotes, these maybe the cause of your problems:
| Code: | Section "Device"
Identifier "MX440"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection
Setion "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1" |
That's an extra quote before Device and quotes areound Screen. It's often amazing what weird and wonderful errors you get due to missing quotes.
HTH
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bl00mie
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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i typed that part from my laptop, since i was emerging mozilla at the time. i clearly missed a few quotes 
anyone else have any ideas? it's really somewhat frustrating.....
--chad |
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duxrule
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: |
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "p780"
HorizSync 30-85
VertRefresh 4-120
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "MX440"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection"
Setion "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Driver "MX440:
Monitor "p708"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
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1. its Section "Screen" not Setion
2. Device "MX440" not Driver "MX440:
3. Extra quoteation mark at Section "Device"
4. monitor p708 or p780?
does monitor p708 and device MX440 exist? (in config) |
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bl00mie
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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like i said before, that's not a copy and paste, it's me typing it in to give you an idea of what's going on....
X starts up and runs fine. that's not the problem. it's the desktop size.... it's like there're more pixels that it wants to put on the screen.
--chad |
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bl00mie
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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i just tried 1400x1050 and it works fine. wtf???
i'll adjust, but this is actually a little smaller than i like....
--chad |
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