It is a stupid suggestion, but do you have any of those pesky ViewPort lines in your XF86Config? If yes, delete all of them, if no your fate lies the way of Video-Timing-HOWTO. How horrible.
On Thursday 15 November 2001 05:09 pm, Hans wrote: > Running xvidtune is kind of difficult because I can't get to the buttons > because of the bloated screen. Any more suggestions? --Hans > > At 08:30 AM 11/14/01 -0600, Brooks R. Robinson wrote: > >|-----Original Message----- > >|From: Hans Fong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >|Sent: Wednesday, 14 November, 2001 05:37 AM > >|To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > >|Subject: screen blows up! > >| > >| > >|Okay, it's not that bad, it's only the screen size. > >|I'm trying to save an old Compay 75 MHz Pentium for > >|Linux box at work. Installed Potato, X ran fine. > >|Upgraded to Woody (testing), ran xf86config, X came > >|up, but only left-lower quarter of the screen. I wear > >|glasses already, so no need for a blown-up desktop. > >|Any idea's on how to fix this? > >| > >|I tried a Trident and Tseng ET3000 and both have the > >|same problem. > >| > >|Please CC as I'm at work. Thanks. > >| > >|Hans > > > >Greetings, > > I had a similar problem. I ran xvidtune to get it to look right. Once > > I > >had the settings properly record, then I modified my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > >to include and use a custom mode: > > > >Section "Monitor" > > Identifier "Compaq QVision 172" > > HorizSync 31.5-82 > > VertRefresh 50-110 > > Option "DPMS" > > Mode "Good_1024x768" > > DotClock 94.50 > > HTimings 1024 1072 1168 1376 > > VTimings 768 769 772 860 > > Flags "+hsync" "+vsync" > > EndMode > >EndSection > > > >Section "Screen" > > Identifier "Default Screen" > > Device "Diamond SpeedStar A200" > > Monitor "Compaq QVision 172" > > DefaultDepth 24 > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 24 > > Modes "Good_1024x768" > > EndSubSection > >EndSection > > > >Now it works fine! > > > >HTH, > > > >Brooks
