Thanks for your help. I'd love to do that, the problem is that I don't know what modelines to put in there. I tried copying one for 1600x1200 but then X complained that it wasn't a valid mode. Any advice on how I can hack up an appropriate modeline? --MAX Lionel Lecoq wrote: > > In spite of your previous answer I would definitely try specifying a mode other than default in > the display subsection > Lionel > --- Maximilian Riesenhuber <max@ai.mit.edu> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm running (or trying to get to run...) RH7.2 on a ThinkPad A31p. Since > > the ATI Mobility 7800 is not supported, I installed the framebuffer > > driver, which comes up fine (running in vesa mode 884, 1600x1200, 16 > > bpp). However, it gives me a gigantic virtual desktop, something like > > 1600x6000 or so. I've tried putting "Virtual 0 0" or Virtual "1600 1200" > > in my XF86Config, but it doesn't have any effect. I'm using Modes > > "default". > > > > Is there any other way of setting the desktop size? Could these problems > > have something to do with my installing XFree4.2 first, and then the > > 3.3.6 FBDev? > > > > Thanks a lot! > > > > --MAX > > > > ********************************************************************** > > Maximilian Riesenhuber e-mail: max@ai.mit.edu > > Center for Biological & Computational Learning phone: (617) 258-0725 > > Massachusetts Institute of Technology, E25-213a fax: (617) 253-2964 > > 45 Carleton St. > > Cambridge, MA 02142 http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/max > > ********************************************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie -- ********************************************************************** Maximilian Riesenhuber e-mail: max@ai.mit.edu Center for Biological & Computational Learning phone: (617) 258-0725 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, E25-213a fax: (617) 253-2964 45 Carleton St. Cambridge, MA 02142 http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/max **********************************************************************
