X-server taming -- keeping it on-screnn

["Robert G. Brown" <bob@xxxxxxx>]

dragonlady@triton.net wrote:
...
> But I just installed mandrake 6.0,and am trying to get the xwindows
>display changed around somehow
> right now it is in 800x600 @256 colors,but the actual display area is
>only 640 480,I'd like to get rid of the 'virtual' 800x600,and get it to
>an actual size in 16 bit colors but haven't found any way of doing so
>  the display is configured correctly,as far as vid card and monitor go,
...

There's a configuration file, called XF86Config in one of several 
places, like /etc, /etc/X11, or /usr/X11R6/lib/X11. (I don't know where
Mandrake puts it). This file holds the confugration elements for your
X-server. If you find a line like:

     Virtual 800 600
and change it to:
     Virtual 640 480

You'll have accomplished your goal. The important thing is to find the
right file (don't use an XF86Config.eg, since that's an example), and
edit the right line (since there may be several "Virtual" lines in your 
XF86Config). It is usually near the end, in the final section or two.
Once you've found the right one, it's easy to experiment; edit one, 
then start your X-server, then try another, and so on.

Also, you can use the find command to see where this file is... might take
a few minutes...

find / -name XF86Config -print

Have fun!

                                                             Regards,
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