[clue-tech] Linux convert trouble

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Kevin,

The problem with the mouse might be caused either of the
following:

1) An incorrect X-Server.
2) An incorrect card/monitor combination being selected.
3) Attempting to drive the monitor at too high a resolution.

Alternatively, there might be a problem in the XF86Config file.
For example, my "Device" section looks like:

-------------
Section "Device"
    Identifier  "My Video Card"
    VendorName  "3Dfx"
    BoardName   "Voodoo3 3000"
    #VideoRam    16384
    # Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection
-------------

Some mouse/menu/icon problems can be resolved by using one of the
following lines somewhere in this section.

      Option "sw_cursor"
      Option "no_bitblt"

This will need some experimentation. There are a bunch of README files
in the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc directory which details these options for
various cards. You might also need to supply a Clocks line.

To solve the Virtual screen problem: The XF86Config file is generated
automatically with screen sizes in ascending order:

    "640x480' "800x600" "1024x768"...

When I finish configuring XFree, I always reverse the order so that the
highest resolution appears first. You will find the entries near the bottom
of the XF86Config file, for example:

-------------
Section "Screen"
    Driver      "accel"
    Device      "My Video Card"
    Monitor     "Hitachi CM751"
    DefaultColorDepth 32
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth  8
        Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort 0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth  16
        Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort 0 0
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth  32
        Modes  "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        ViewPort 0 0
    EndSubsection
EndSection
-------------

If there is still a virtual screen, include the following line:

        Virtual 1024 768

after each of the Modes lines. This will limit the screen size to 1024,x768
even though the card/monitor might be able to go to 1280x1024 or even
1600x1200.

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Kevin Cullis wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> My friend below, who I told about a year and a half ago to switch to
> Linux, is having trouble as you can see.  Does anyone have suggestions?
>
> Kevin
>
> > Kevin,
> >
> > I need your help.  I have installed redhat 6.1 (can you believe it? I
> > actually work on a Sun box at work).  But by gui is all messed up.  I
> > told it not to use a virtual screen but it did anyway, and I can't
> > figure out how to make it not use that screen.  If I take it to a higher
> > resolution then the line where my mouse is is distorted.  Any
> > suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Erick