Subject: Re: YDL 2.1 Install: It worked ... almost
From: Mark Brethen (marbre@dhcp-159-66)
Date: Sun Oct 28 2001 - 21:38:34 MST
On Monday 29 October 2001 04:12, you wrote:
> On Thursday 25 October 2001 05:13, you wrote:
> > Thanks to all who tried to help me with 2.0, however 2.1 arrived
> > yesterday and the installation went smoothly (my problem must have
> > been the cd image I burned). When I booted into Linux the first thing
> > I noticed was that the screen resolution was incorrect. So, I checked
> > the archives and found that by modifying the XF86Config file, I
> > could set the proper resolution. I have two questions that I haven't
> > found an answer for: 1) Is the viewable area supposed to take up the
> > entire screen area? (I know this is minor but I'm used to having a
> > black border in mac os) and 2) The screen flicker is driving me
> > crazy. In mac os I have my monitor set to 832x624 @ 75 hz which is
> > very stable. I have a viewsonic e655 monitor and a beige G3 (no
> > special video cards installed)
>
> 1) you can use "xvidtune" to adjust the X screen area.
> 2) You can use Xconfigurator's advanced mode to specify
> your monitor's precise capabilities. Perhaps this
> will allow you to run at higher frequencies..
I also found that checking the 'no video driver' in bootx does the trick. Can
you tell me what this does. What do I loose when I check this box?
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