--- Unix Newbie <unix_newbie@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Hello! > > I am using a SiS 620 chip set on my FreeBSD > 4.5 box. After trying > to configure X I was able to get it started and get > gnome and sawfish > running on it nicely. However, when it starts up, I > only get a section > of the screen showing as if I am in a big window. I > have to use the > mouse to scroll around. > > Any ideas on what I am doing wrong? Comments, > docs, or URLs, I'd love > any help! Offhand, it looks like what is going on is that XFree86's own virtual screen (as opposed to any window manager's virtual screen/desktop) is being used. You get this if you set your preferred screen resolution beyond what XFree thinks your monitor can handle. Could be a monitor misconfiguration, or you could have overestimated what resolution your monitor can handle. ===== -- I am a fool for Christ. Mostly I am a fool. -- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/
