[ltp] Display is more than full size

Thomas Black linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Thu, 16 May 2002 14:13:29 -0500


The message is long, but since I'm a linux newbie I didn't want to leave out
relevant information.
I beg your patience.
Thank you.
Thomas Black

First the Concise answer:
1.  the XF86Config-4 doesn't LOOK like it's setting a virtual screen size.
2.  The xdpyinfo appears normal.

Detailed answers below......

There were two suggestions that  the Screen section of
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4.  might define Mode or Virtual (screen size) larger
than 640x480.
It does not.appear to though the monitor section doesn't list 640X480.
The detractor however is that it certainly doesn't seem to be a virtual
screen because
 The only mention I see that appears relevant is:
Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
        ModelName    "Monitor Model"
        HorizSync   31.5
        VertRefresh 50-61
        Option "dpms"

        # -- 1400x1050 --
        # 1400x1050 @ 60Hz, 65.8 kHz hsync
        Modeline "1400x1050"  129   1400 1464 1656 1960
                              1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync

        # 1400x1050 @ 70Hz, 76.8 kHz hsync
        Modeline "1400x1050"  151   1400 1464 1656 1960
                              1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync

        # 1400x1050 @ 75Hz, 82.3 kHz hsync
        Modeline "1400x1050"  162   1400 1464 1656 1960
                              1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync

        # 1400x1050 @ 85Hz, 93.2 kHz hsync
        Modeline "1400x1050"  184   1400 1464 1656 1960
                              1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync

EndSection

Section "Device"
 # no known options
 Identifier   "Trident Cyber 9320 (generic)"
        Driver       "trident"
        VendorName   "Trident Cyber 9320 (generic)"
        BoardName     "Trident Cyber 9320 (generic)"

        #BusID
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier   "Screen0"
        Device       "Trident Cyber 9320 (generic)"
        Monitor      "Monitor0"
 DefaultDepth 8

 Subsection "Display"
         Depth       8
                Modes       "640x480"
 EndSubsection

EndSection

Section "DRI"
 Mode 0666
EndSection






>  1) use a fixed font for you email editing.
Done

> 2) since you can atleast see part of the screen, open an xterm and run
>    "xdpyinfo" and post that info to the list.  This will tell you the
>    resolution of the screen.
xdpyinfo results:xdpyinfo
name of display:    :0.0
version number:    11.0
vendor string:    The XFree86 Project, Inc
vendor release number:    40100000
XFree86 version: 4.1.0
maximum request size:  4194300 bytes
motion buffer size:  256
bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
image byte order:    LSBFirst
number of supported pixmap formats:    7
supported pixmap formats:
    depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
    depth 4, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
    depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
    depth 15, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
    depth 16, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
    depth 24, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
    depth 32, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
keycode range:    minimum 8, maximum 255
focus:  window 0x1c00006, revert to PointerRoot
number of extensions:    29
    BIG-REQUESTS
    DOUBLE-BUFFER
    DPMS
    Extended-Visual-Information
    FontCache
    GLX
    LBX
    MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
    MIT-SHM
    MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
    RECORD
    RENDER
    SECURITY
    SGI-GLX
    SHAPE
    SYNC
    TOG-CUP
    X3D-PEX
    XC-APPGROUP
    XC-MISC
    XFree86-Bigfont
    XFree86-DGA
    XFree86-Misc
    XFree86-VidModeExtension
    XIE
    XInputExtension
    XKEYBOARD
    XTEST
    XVideo
default screen number:    0
number of screens:    1

screen #0:
  dimensions:    640x480 pixels (217x163 millimeters)
  resolution:    75x75 dots per inch
  depths (7):    8, 1, 4, 15, 16, 24, 32
  root window id:    0x39
  depth of root window:    8 planes
  number of colormaps:    minimum 1, maximum 1
  default colormap:    0x20
  default number of colormap cells:    256
  preallocated pixels:    black 0, white 1
  options:    backing-store NO, save-unders NO
  largest cursor:    64x64
  current input event mask:    0xf84033
    KeyPressMask             KeyReleaseMask           EnterWindowMask
    LeaveWindowMask          KeymapStateMask          SubstructureNotifyMask
    SubstructureRedirectMask FocusChangeMask          PropertyChangeMask
    ColormapChangeMask
  number of visuals:    8
  default visual id:  0x27
  visual:
    visual id:    0x27
    class:    PseudoColor
    depth:    8 planes
    available colormap entries:    256
    red, green, blue masks:    0x0, 0x0, 0x0
    significant bits in color specification:    6 bits
  visual:
    visual id:    0x28
    class:    GrayScale
    depth:    8 planes
    available colormap entries:    256
    red, green, blue masks:    0x0, 0x0, 0x0
    significant bits in color specification:    6 bits
  visual:
    visual id:    0x29
    class:    StaticColor
    depth:    8 planes
    available colormap entries:    256
    red, green, blue masks:    0x7, 0x38, 0xc0
    significant bits in color specification:    6 bits
  visual:
    visual id:    0x2a
    class:    TrueColor
    depth:    8 planes
    available colormap entries:    8 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks:    0x7, 0x38, 0xc0
    significant bits in color specification:    6 bits
  visual:
    visual id:    0x2b
    class:    TrueColor
    depth:    8 planes
    available colormap entries:    8 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks:    0x7, 0x38, 0xc0
    significant bits in color specification:    6 bits
  visual:
    visual id:    0x2c
    class:    DirectColor
    depth:    8 planes
    available colormap entries:    8 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks:    0x7, 0x38, 0xc0
    significant bits in color specification:    6 bits
  visual:
    visual id:    0x2d
    class:    DirectColor
    depth:    8 planes
    available colormap entries:    8 per subfield
    red, green, blue masks:    0x7, 0x38, 0xc0
    significant bits in color specification:    6 bits
  visual:
    visual id:    0x2e
    class:    StaticGray
    depth:    8 planes
    available colormap entries:    256
    red, green, blue masks:    0x0, 0x0, 0x0
    significant bits in color specification:    6 bits







> 3) I am thinking the frequency maybe off, not the resolution.
>
> ---- As written by Thomas Black:
> >
> > I'm having an enormous problem with a 365xd (DSTN display)
> > Keep in mind that I'm a newbie and I formatted Windows98 for this.
> >
> > I'm dualbooting Redhat and OS/2 (v3).
> > OS2 shows up the correct size on my screen.
> >
> > Redhat 7.2 using kde or Gnome both display at somewhere around 150% of
> > screen size.
> > My resolution is set to 640X480 8 bit.
> > I can see the top left part of the screen,  but the rest is beyond the
> > borders of the monitor.
> > There is a comparative example below.
> > I've used Xconfigurator and tested dozens of different setups.
> > I've also tried a few config files I found on the net for 365xd's but
they
> > don't fix and frequently make the problem worse.
>
>
> --
> END OF LINE.
>
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