display problem

[Bob McClure Jr]

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 03:37:09PM -0400, Jason Pinkney wrote:
> 
> Hello install-gurus,
> I installed FC2 on my laptop last spring and I think it
> is responsible for the display problem I just encountered.
> My laptop was able to send a VGA signal to a projector
> unit before I installed FC2.  Now, I can't get it to work.
> Even when I try to change the display from the optimum
> (1280x1024) to 800x600 the display only fills the inner
> part of the screen leaving the rest black.
> 
> I *think* that if I could blow up the 800x600 display to fill
> the entire screen, it would solve the projector problem.
> 
> This is probably an xorg problem, sorry.

I think you're right.  Go to

http://www.rhil.net/docs/faq.html#x_fails

and try the instructions there.

> I'm searching on the
> web as well.  But if anyone knows off the top of
> their head please let me know.
> thanks, Jason
> 
> -- 
> Dr. Jason Pinkney
> Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
> Ohio Northern University
> 419-772-2740  http://www2.onu.edu/~j-pinkney/

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
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