Apple LCD 17 monitor

Charles Trois yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Sun Sep 14 02:56:01 2003


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> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 22:57:04 -0400
> From: "J. Brian Adams" <brian.adams@fandm.edu>
> Subject: Apple LCD 17 monitor
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
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> I have YDL installed on a dual G4 with a Nvidia card and an Apple 17
> LCD monitor.  When I startx, the screen is always shifted off center;
> sometimes far to the left or to the right, but usually only about 10 mm
> to the right.  It is usable, but annoying as windows on the right
> reappear on the left.  I have run Xautoconfig and also tried to
> configure it manually, but it does not seem to help. When I run the
> display settings, it always starts up with unknown monitor and unknown
> video card.  So I guess it is not storing my configuration correctly.
> Any suggestions?

Yes. For all who meet this problem, here is the solution (again):

In the file /etc/X11/XF86config, Monitor Section,
replace "dpms" by "flat=A0panel".

It works.

Charles