On Wed, 2003-12-24 at 13:03, Thomas Fortner wrote: > On December 23, 2003 11:54 am, Rhugga wrote: > > I just did a fresh install of RH 9 with all updates to my Inspiron > 8100 > > laptop but the viewable area is clipped about 2 inches on the sides > of > > the display and 1 inch on the top of the display. > > > > Anyone have any idea why it does this? Also, I have used two other, > > identical, Inspiron 8100's in the past (also running RH 9) and they > did > > not have this problem. (By identical I mean everything with the > > exception of the MAC address, same video chip and memory, same CPU, > same > > hard drive and size, same qty of memory, etc...) > > > > What causes this problems on some installs? > > > > Thx, > > CC > > > >Hi, > >just wondered if this is only in X or also at the console? > >Could it be as simple as an X resolution setting? > >-- > >Pete Nesbitt, rhce > > > Sometimes X will return an error that says something about "the > monitor doesn't have enough lines for this resolution" when this > problem occurs, but most of the time X refuses to start. I just fixed > this on a similar Latitude last week is why I this is fresh on my > mind. The Dell notebooks (like most these days) use Samsung LCD panels > that emulate a tube for the video chipset than causes X to misidentify > the monitor's possible resolution settings. These panels must run at > 1400x1050 or higher to display properly, and usually this resolution > isn't listed in the /etc/X11/XF86Config file. Simply add it in the two > places where resolution is stated near the bottom of the file and > restart X. It should start up without any issues. > > This is a known, but not widely published issue, that I found > following an email thread of someone else having a similar problem. > If it's quicker select a Philips 201B monitor, that has 1400x1050 as one of it's settings. It's easier to fine tune once you can see the screen Regards Roger -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
