Display issue

[sembazuru]

I suspect this is something easily resolved I'm just too ignorant yet to figure it out.

I just installed Fedora Core 1 last night. It's beautiful. but I notice that my dispaly is not centered on my screen. It apprears to be shifted about 1/4 inch to the right, with a narrow black band running the vertical length of the lieft side of the screen. In addition, when applications are sized to full screen, the close button is out of view, off screen to the right.

I checked the Display settings (where there don't seem to be many options) and my resolution and refresh rate are correct for my monitor (15" NEC SyncMaster 1545V). Since my specific monitor is not listed, I tried several (Generic LCD 15", NEC SyncMaster 1525V and 1530V) but the imperfection remains.

I have a dim memory of encountering this problem a year ago with SuSE and I think their phone tech support talked me through something in the command line, which scares the bejeesus out of me since "I don't know nuthin 'bout no command line." Can this be resolved with any of the graphical tools in Fedora?

[proffit]

it may be related to your video card as well. Post some more info on your computer if you can and also do a search on your specific model running linux. For instance I have a dell inspiron 1100 and when I ran a google search on linux dell inspiron 1100 I found alot of pages with helpful info specific to my system. Don't know if this applies to you. You should get comfortable with the command line also. It really isn't as scary as it looks. :)

Michael

[sembazuru]

Originally posted by proffit
it may be related to your video card as well. Post some more info on your computer if you can and also do a search on your specific model running linux. For instance I have a dell inspiron 1100 and when I ran a google search on linux dell inspiron 1100 I found alot of pages with helpful info specific to my system. Don't know if this applies to you. You should get comfortable with the command line also. It really isn't as scary as it looks. :)

Michael
Michael:
Thanks for the advice. I doubt I've solved my problem in any permanent way, but I have used the controls on my monitor itself to shift the display to the left and all looks great. What I suspect is that every time I reboot or log in again, I will have to do it all over. Well, it's only a minor aggravation.

Yes, I need to get to know command line, but as of yet I haven't found any books or online tutorials that make much sense to me. I think it will be a s-l-o-w process.

[oneninefive]

Hello there, I am new with Fedora Cora 4. I am trying to switch to Linux from Windows XP and just installed FC4 for my 4th time. The problem I have is related to the display setting. It seems like FC4 is set up correctly for my NEC MultiSync LCD1530V monitor, but I am unable to see anything on the screen when FC4 is running. The screen shows up scrambled with weird colors and I can barely make out the words "Fedora" running across the screen.

I suspect it is because of my video card, but have not been able to find much help on that issue. My video card is All-In-Wonder 128 Pro Ultra AGP. I do not use the root command, I use the graphic interface to set up my FC4 on my computer.

Thanks in advance if someone can help me out.

[CrystalCowboy]

Hello there, I am new with Fedora Cora 4. I am trying to switch to Linux from Windows XP and just installed FC4 for my 4th time. The problem I have is related to the display setting. It seems like FC4 is set up correctly for my NEC MultiSync LCD1530V monitor, but I am unable to see anything on the screen when FC4 is running. The screen shows up scrambled with weird colors and I can barely make out the words "Fedora" running across the screen.

I suspect it is because of my video card, but have not been able to find much help on that issue. My video card is All-In-Wonder 128 Pro Ultra AGP. I do not use the root command, I use the graphic interface to set up my FC4 on my computer.

Thanks in advance if someone can help me out.
We need to see two files.
The X-windows config file is:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
And the X-windows log file is:
/var/log/Xorg.0.log

The latter tends to be very long, try attaching these files rather than including them in the main body of a post.

Things you can check yourself:
In the config file, check the section for "Monitor", especially the HorizSync and VertRefresh lines. The symptoms do sound like a sync mismatch. Also check the "Screen" section, especially the Modes line which list possible resolution.

In the Xorg.0.log file, look for error lines with "EE" and warning lines with "WW".

[CrystalCowboy]

According to the manufacturer's site (http://www.necdisplay.com/products/ProductDetail.cfm?Product=118), recommended resolution for hte NEC MultiSync LCD1530V is 1024 x 768 @ 75 Hz.
HorizSync should be 31.0 - 60.0
VertRefresh should be 56.2 - 75.0

[Kaziglu Bey]

We need to see two files.
The X-windows config file is:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
And the X-windows log file is:
/var/log/Xorg.0.log

The latter tends to be very long, try attaching these files rather than including them in the main body of a post.

Things you can check yourself:
In the config file, check the section for "Monitor", especially the HorizSync and VertRefresh lines. The symptoms do sound like a sync mismatch. Also check the "Screen" section, especially the Modes line which list possible resolution.

In the Xorg.0.log file, look for error lines with "EE" and warning lines with "WW".

I am having a similar situation. As it is I can use Konqueror for web browsing and things generally look okay. If I use Mozilla then the entire screen haywire. I can barely if at all read any text. This also happens if I use Thunderbird and The Gimp. I haven't had a chance to explore many other programs. I can still use the following without any issues:

Konqueror, Evolution, KCalc and Openoffice software.

I am currently sitting on a Chaintech Volari V3 128 mb video card.

I am able to use any resolution, but only at 256 colors. If I adjust the colors to anything higher I am getting the same results as what oneninefive describes.

I don't know how to upload only files so i have to go with copy and paste.

Here is the xorg.conf:

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "dri"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "yes"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
#
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "ENVISION"
DisplaySize 360 270
HorizSync 30.0 - 95.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "vesa"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "VESA driver (generic)"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 8
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection

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After we clear this file I will post the next one (or someone can inform me how to upload the entire file rather than post it in the main body.

KB

[CrystalCowboy]

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "ENVISION"
DisplaySize 360 270
HorizSync 30.0 - 95.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "vesa"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "VESA driver (generic)"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 8
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1600x1200" "1400x1050" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection

KB
I don't know what hardware you have, so I'll jsut make some general notes.
Find the specs on your monitor and make sure these are accurate:
Section "Monitor"
HorizSync 30.0 - 95.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
That looks like a CRT (?). Here are my equivalent lines from a Hyundai 19" LCD:
HorizSync 31.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 75.0

Section "Device"
Driver "vesa"
VESA is about the most generic driver available. You don't mention what graphics card you have, but there is probably a more specific one for it. Here's mine:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "ATI Radeon 9000"

Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 8
That (obviously) means that X will default to 8 bit colors, not very impressive. The section for 8 bit colors has a max resolution of 1280x1024. X will consider the monitor sync range, the "Screen Mode" resolution settings, and the driver available and will choose what it thinks is the best resolution & sync within your capabilities.

The display card driver may be the place to start for you. Have you tried setting it through the GUI menu Desktop > System Settings > Display?

I am attaching my full /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

[imdeemvp]

See if this helps: http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=52734

[Kaziglu Bey]

I believe I have finally found the answer. To make this quick and short for those who may be having a similar problem with the Volari V3 video card.

First, I updated from FC3 to FC4. I then went to xgitech.com-who happen to have the drivers for this card specifically for linux-from there I ran a test to check compatability with the drivers and:

[root@localhost xgipkg_xf86_i386]# sh xgitest.sh

Welcome to the XGI testing program!

1)Start checking if the current kernel version is supported by XGI VGA driver...
Error!
The XGI VGA driver package supports the Linux Kernel version 2.4.18~2.4.22.
The current kernel version 2.6.14-1.1644_FC4 is not supported!
2)Start checking the kernel source...
Error!
The kernel source of version 2.6.14-1.1644_FC4 doesn't exist!
Please download the kernel source and then contiue to install XGI VGA driver.
If one of them above has error, please correct it and then install XGI driver according to the Readme file.

It seems though as if from point 1 that the driver is behind, although it also seems from point 2 that the kernel source would put everything into check. I'm not quite understanding what it is that I am reading. Anyone?

KB