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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> > 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>><i> Yes, System Settings appears to be where the size information is kept. +</I>><i> It doesn't offer me any other resolution. Long ago I recall editing +</I>><i> exorg.conf, entering modelines from the monitor manual, but I'm not +</I>><i> sure whether it is still safe to do this. I have seen Internet +</I>><i> instructions on setting separate screens, so that the external monitor +</I>><i> can use the higher resolution. I wonder whether that's still safe? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Mike, I don't have Gnome set up on the netbook. If there's a real +</I>><i> chance that the Display Settings there could handle this, I'll install it. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Anne +</I>Sorry misclicked the attachment. +-- +Richard. + +<A HREF="http://www.leiston.info">http://www.leiston.info</A> +-------------- next part -------------- +A non-text attachment was scrubbed... +Name: LFT1.png +Type: image/png +Size: 40769 bytes +Desc: not available +URL: </pipermail/mageia-discuss/attachments/20120420/e57636cf/attachment-0001.png> +</PRE> + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="007070.html">[Mageia-discuss] A proposal of some kind to get point of views & comments +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#7782">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#7782">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#7782">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#7782">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |