display area sudenly got small

David C. Hacker, DVM yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 17:11:28 -0500


Try editing your xfree86config file and adding the other resolutions 
and color depths manually then you can switch to them in the monitor 
control panel or make them default manually.

David C. Hacker, DVM
212 N 1st St #2
New Salem, ND 58563
(701) 843-8179
On Apr 28, 2004, at 3:25 AM, Richard G. Reeves wrote:

> Hi
>
> I had been using YD for a few days on my 17" Imac 1ghz(dual boot with 
> OS
> x) all fine (except I don't know how to turn down the volume).  Then I
> logged in one day opened the browser and the screen got smaller.  There
> are large black spaces around the displayed area.  I don't know what
> happened.
>
> I went to system settings > display
> gave root password
>
> I see that i am set to 800x600 Aplle iMac LCD 17 with NVIDIA GeForce 4
> (generic)
>
> I have only the option for 640x480 resolution , i thinnk i need 
> 1440x900
> but i don't have this option.
>
> any help would be great
>
> Yours looking throigh a little hole
>
> Guy
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