resolution and Gaim

[db@epsi.net]

Ben Schmidt wrote:
> I just successfully installed YDL 3 on my MDD (with a geforce 4 ti if 
> anyone is wondering if it'll run with it) and i have a few questions:
> 
> 1. My screen picture for some reason is shifted down and too the left? 
> does anyone know what would be cuasing this and if i can fix it?

Try "xvidtune" from the command line. Temp fix but a fix.

> 2. when trying to change display resolution's if i got from say 1024*768 
> to 800*600 i do the logout/login process and the res switches ok. but if 
> i then go into the display manager, in an attempt to raise the 
> resolution back upto 1024, the options only go up to 800*600 (ie 1024 
> has dissapeared from the list). Ideally i'd like to be at 1280*1024x75hz 
> so again if anyone knows what is cuasing this and how to fix it i would 
> be very appreciative
> 
> 3. when trying to connect to the AIM servers using Gaim, i input my 
> username/password and then click connect (or whatever the button says) 
> and the program simply hangs up, the window goes gray and the only way i 
> know how to get it to go away is to find the PID using "top" and then 
> manually killing it (this btw is the extent of my command line prowess) 
> so again any help with this would be appreciated as i would like to be 
> able to connect to AIM when in YDL

I have been having alot of probs with Gaim also. You are not alone. I 
will post
any findings I can come up with.

Dave