Issue was I had a virtual screen going on there, everything works great as far as X and root are concernted now...(off to post my next question!) Thanks for the help! On Fri, 2002-04-05 at 11:34, James Ramsey wrote: > > --- 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/ > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
