Magikx21 Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 I just recently installed Mandriva LE 2005 on a computer of mine and when I load up the graphical interface to log into KDE the picture becomes a mess. The picture looks all cross-eyed and what not. I was wondering if anyone can tell me what to do about this. [moved from Software by spinynorman] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboy Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Boot to a command line (see below) as the root user and enter the XFdrake command and then re-configure the video options as needed. Be sure you select the Test menu option after configuring your video card and monitor options to make sure you get a positive test screen pattern. Then reboot by entering the command: shutdown -r now To boot to command line: Select the Failsafe option from your boot menu. This will take you to a command line as the root user. Alternately, you could press the ESC key at the boot menu and enter the command: linux 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikx21 Posted August 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 I can't figure out what to change, the graphics card is right, the monitor is right i dunno what could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikx21 Posted August 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Well the problem went away when I jammed it into 640x480 resolution but now I'm stuck with a huge screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboy Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Well the problem went away when I jammed it into 640x480 resolution but now I'm stuck with a huge screen. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> At a minimum, you should be able to select the VESA video driver with XFdrake, which would give you 800x600. If you post your video card and monitor, maybe someone will have experience with them and could give you some tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikx21 Posted August 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 It's a ATI Mach 64 card using a Vitascan 5000 monitor. However though using vesa worked great thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniewicz Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Yes, post your video card and monitor information. Also post the contents of xorg.conf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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