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| DATE | 2008-08-25 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: SONY VIAO Laptop & openSUSE 11.00 Monitor configuration. Help please.
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On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 09:38:47AM -0400, swd wrote:
> What is the name of the "X config" file? Thank you. SaX simply doesn't do
> anything.
That can't be right. SaX starts in a VESA mode. Unless the videocard
driver is missing, its extremely unlikely that SaX won't work
Are you starting it from the command line?
/etc/X11/XF86Config
Ruben
> On Sunday 24 August 2008 1:46 pm, Ruben Safir wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 01:01:23PM -0400, swd wrote:
> > > Folks,
> > > I installed openSUSE 11.00 on the laptop. I have forgotten how to
> > > configure the desktop to fit the monitor. What I see is the openSUSE
> > > desktop on the left half of the screen. AND, another openSUSE desktop
> > > appearing below that one. With SAX2 & YAST the arrow keys (to move the
> > > desktop up/down/right/left & increase/decrease/etc. the dimensions) don't
> > > do anything.
> > > Please tell me how to fix this. (I have done this before - but long ago.
> > > My brain is turning into marmalade. Orange)
> > > Thank you very much.
> >
> > SaX should work. Run it from the command line. Otherwise you have to
> > hack the X config file by hand in a hit and miss kind of fashion like I
> > did in the old days.
> >
> > Ruben
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