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As far as I can see there is nothing in MCC for +</I>>>><i> setting that up, so I assume I have to use System Settings. +</I>>>><i> However, that too only offers me the settings for the +</I>>>><i> netbook's display. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> I've looked at xorg.conf which also only has the settings for +</I>>>><i> the netbook screen. Am I right in thinking that I have to get +</I>>>><i> xrandr to get this working correctly? At the moment I can clone +</I>>>><i> the screen, but that means that only 80% of the screen is +</I>>>><i> visible, a real pain. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> I'm using beta 3, and package management seems to be +</I>>>><i> problematic at the moment. +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> Package management is now working - it looks as though the +</I>>><i> mirror was down when I tried it (several times) earlier today. +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> It seems that xrandr is already installed, so that isn't the +</I>>><i> problem. +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> The netbook screen is correctly set to +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> 1280x720, refresh 60.4 Hz +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> The external monitor, a Samsung SyncMaster 193v is set to +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> 1024x768, refresh 60 Hz. +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> That should be 1280x1024, refresh 75Hz. +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> Does anyone know how I can set this up? +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> Anne +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> If you are running KDE, have you tried the KDE Systemsettings > +</I>><i> Display and Monitor > Size and Orientation ? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I have used that to set up a separate monitor on my laptop. +</I>><i> +</I>Yes, System Settings appears to be where the size information is kept. +It doesn't offer me any other resolution. Long ago I recall editing +exorg.conf, entering modelines from the monitor manual, but I'm not +sure whether it is still safe to do this. I have seen Internet +instructions on setting separate screens, so that the external monitor +can use the higher resolution. I wonder whether that's still safe? + +Mike, I don't have Gnome set up on the netbook. If there's a real +chance that the Display Settings there could handle this, I'll install it. + +Anne +- -- +Need KDE help? 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