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[Nomdo Jansonius <nomdo AT dds.nl>]

At the end of xf86config there is a question like "change the modes". For 
1-4 you should choose (in your case) 1024x768 and subsequently answer the 
question "virtual screen larger than physical screen" with "n". 

On 2003-12-21 baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org said:
   >Cc:
   >I finally got X installed on my BL machine. Edited the XF86Config
   >file to include data for my monitor and installed the xsvga.tgz
   >package and setup the Screen section of the XF86Config file for the
   >SVGA mode. I think I missed something or other though when setting
   >it up. When I startx I get a huge display area and the only way to
   >reach the entire screen is by scrolling the mouse off the edge of
   >the screen to get the screen itself to scroll in that direction.
   >Did I miss something that caused the display setting to stay set at
   >640x480 but giving me a virtual useable area of 1280x1024? I'd
   >prefer to just be at 1024x768 actually, don't need the 1280x1024.
   >Matrix Mole
   >matrixm AT sdf.lonestar.org
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