[UCLA-LUG] RE: Help with Screen Size in X

[Michael Daines]

I just subscribed to the list, and I have the very same problem with 
my monitor (it loads X as about 460x600) and I know that my monitor 
is capable of 1080 (I don't remember the exact number),  I just want 
a 600x800, so that I can see the entire window when I open programs. 
If there is past info that you can direct me to, much obliged.  I 
tried playing around with the XF86Config file, changing the 
Horizontal and Vertical ranges to the exact numbers which the 
monitor's manual gives, but then I just got black screens and had to 
reboot.  Someone had fixed this problem for me before (the first time 
I installed), but my HD crashed and all I could remember of what they 
did was just was I mentioned above.

Thanks for any help.

>This is my first "old" email before I subscribed to the group. I got lots of
>reply about this email already. They are very helpful suggestion, and so far
>it fixed my mouse problem. I didn't have time to try to download the new
>XF86Configure yet, so I still have problem with the display. It's very big
>like 300X400. I'll work on it again today, and keep our group posted.
>
>Again, thanks for all your replies.
>
>-- Michelle --
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Kwan, Michelle
> > Sent:	Tuesday, February 08, 2000 3:02 PM
> > To:	'linux@linux.ucla.edu'
> > Subject:	[UCLA-LUG] Help
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a Diamond Viper V770 video card,  a Sony 210GS monitor, and an
> > IntelliMouse. I try to do the configuration for the Xwindow using
> > xf86config. After I type in startx, the window appears too big (look like
> > 300x400 or so), and the mouse jumps all over the screen (I have NT on this
> > machine, too and the mouse works fine with NT). Therefore, I shutdown the
> > XServer. I saw the following error message:
> >
> > 	/dev/mouse unable to get status of mouse fd (Inappropriate ioctl
> > device)
> >
> > 	PID could not get read
> >
> > My questions are:
> >
> > 	1/ What does the error about the mouse mean? How can I fix the
> > problem?
> >
> > 	2/ How can I make the screen appear like 800x600 in windows NT? (I
> > did specify in the XF86Config file.  Since the screen looks so big, does
> > that mean that I didn't have the right driver for the video card? If so,
> > where can I download the driver for it?)
> >
> > Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > -- Michelle Kwan --
> >
> >
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Michael S. Daines, Administrative Assistant
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