[UCLA-LUG] Re: Linux digest, Vol 1 #471 - 4 msgs

[DeTavio Crudup]

suneal chaudhary wrote:

> hi,
>
> whenever i log into linux, there is a file manager
> which flashes on the screen repeatedly until i do
> something with the toolbar like start an xterm.
>
> im running on a compaq presario 5304, when i maximize
> a window, it goes off the edge of the screen, as if
> linux thinks the screen is larger than it really is.
>
> can you tell me the info on the installfest tomorrow?
> i dont have anything to install but id like to
> watch/help.
>
> thanks
> -suneal
>
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It sounds like you have your x setup configured for virtual screens.
Take look at your etc/X11/XF86Config file. I'm not sure what your
resolution is set to. You may want to try a lower resolution setting.

DeTavio