Re: mandrake questions

[dragonlady <dragonlady@xxxxxxxxxx>]

mike list wrote:
> 
> dragonlady wrote:
> 
> > Hello all
> >
> >  I am somewhat new to linux,had it installed on a system a few years
> > ago,then got too busy to realy pay any attention to it,so I am a reborn
> > newbie.
> >
> >  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,
> >
> > I even swapped out a trident 1685 card (jaton video67 tv) in favor of
> > one that they had listed,(generically S3 virge)and selected a Sony
> > crystalscan 15 for my Gateway vivitron 1572,which isn't listed as such
> > in the install.
> >
> >  what do I edit,to change it,or what selection should I make on a fresh
> > install?
> >
> >   I could live with the 256 colors,and I could live with the
> > 640x480,though I'd like more,800x600@16bit is my normal mode in all
> > systems so I'm pretty used to it.I just don't like the scrolling
> > desktop,it makes it REAL hard to actualy do any work,or read any kind of
> > document/help file etc.
> >
> >    I have been browsing through the docs etc,but haven't found any
> > reference to changing the display other than during install, where I was
> > asked to choose display modes (8,16,and 24 bit,and 640/480 to 1024/768
> > etc and up)
> >
> >   thanks in advance.
> >
> >  (now I'll log out and find the info in the first file I start looking
> > in!)
> >
> > merc.
> 
> You might try "AltCtl [+ or -]" which on some systems changes the
> resolution, you may have the right one already configured, in addition to
> the one you are looking at.
> You probably already have the problem sussed out, but here's one more
> possibilty.
> 
> -Mike List

 Yeap! managed to straighten it out,now th only *real* trouble I'm
having is the modem,and I'm begining to think it may be inherent.
 so I'm surfing to find some faqs on installing them
 (motorola modemsurfer ext. 56k,pnp) may just hook up the old sportster
if I can free up a slot.

merc.