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I've just installed Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 (what a breeze!!), but have window
problems (nah, not M$ Windoze this time!!!)...

I've only got a 14" monitor and cheapo graphics card and the auto install
wouldn't let me choose 1024x768 resolution (like  Windoze does), which would
have been my choice (yes, I've got good eye sight!), so I'm stuck with a
lesser one - find I thought, until my big problem...

I can't see half of virtually EVERY window that pops up - when I try and
re-size them, I lose most of the info, because most windows don't have
scroll-bars...

It'll be the first problem of many, I'm sure, so let's see who's first with
the answer...

On your marks, get set.............GO!

Max da Newbie

contact if you need info on how.

Quote:> NEWBIE-ALERT...

> I've just installed Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 (what a breeze!!), but have
window
> problems (nah, not M$ Windoze this time!!!)...

> I've only got a 14" monitor and cheapo graphics card and the auto install
> wouldn't let me choose 1024x768 resolution (like  Windoze does), which
would
> have been my choice (yes, I've got good eye sight!), so I'm stuck with a
> lesser one - find I thought, until my big problem...

> I can't see half of virtually EVERY window that pops up - when I try and
> re-size them, I lose most of the info, because most windows don't have
> scroll-bars...

> It'll be the first problem of many, I'm sure, so let's see who's first
with
> the answer...

> On your marks, get set.............GO!

> Max da Newbie

be SURE you make a backup copy of /etc/XF86conf before you run this, as
xconf will overwrite it!

hope this works for you!

Paul Hagerhorst

Quote:> NEWBIE-ALERT...

> I've just installed Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 (what a breeze!!), but have
window
> problems (nah, not M$ Windoze this time!!!)...

> I've only got a 14" monitor and cheapo graphics card and the auto install
> wouldn't let me choose 1024x768 resolution (like  Windoze does), which
would
> have been my choice (yes, I've got good eye sight!), so I'm stuck with a
> lesser one - find I thought, until my big problem...

> I can't see half of virtually EVERY window that pops up - when I try and
> re-size them, I lose most of the info, because most windows don't have
> scroll-bars...

> It'll be the first problem of many, I'm sure, so let's see who's first
with
> the answer...

> On your marks, get set.............GO!

> Max da Newbie

sorry for the typos
meantime I found this little ditty...
to specify the X11 color depth at startup (8bits per pixel = 256 colors,
etc.)
type:
              startx -- -bpp 16

to start X11 in "high color" 16 bbp mode or subst. 32 to start X11 in "true
color" mode

Quote:> NEWBIE-ALERT...

> I've just installed Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 (what a breeze!!), but have
window
> problems (nah, not M$ Windoze this time!!!)...

> I've only got a 14" monitor and cheapo graphics card and the auto install
> wouldn't let me choose 1024x768 resolution (like  Windoze does), which
would
> have been my choice (yes, I've got good eye sight!), so I'm stuck with a
> lesser one - find I thought, until my big problem...

> I can't see half of virtually EVERY window that pops up - when I try and
> re-size them, I lose most of the info, because most windows don't have
> scroll-bars...

> It'll be the first problem of many, I'm sure, so let's see who's first
with
> the answer...

> On your marks, get set.............GO!

> Max da Newbie

Well now I have some idea (or plan to find out what I can break) and I
know that I can call this beast up in console, but I can't remember the
incantation. I know there are severl X utils that will do the same
thing, but I need the console version.

Please remind me.  Thank you.  John Turnbull

Quote:> There is a console program that can be used to start and stop services.
> You first see it during the initial install of RH6.0, where it presents
> you with a pick-list of a dozen cryptic things you might want to start,
> despite the fact that you have no idea what they do.

> Well now I have some idea (or plan to find out what I can break) and I
> know that I can call this beast up in console, but I can't remember the
> incantation. I know there are severl X utils that will do the same
> thing, but I need the console version.

> Please remind me.  Thank you.  John Turnbull

As root.....type "setup"  - I believe that is what you are looking for.

pg

good midnight :-)

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