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From: John Phillips on 20 Apr 2008 05:04
I know it's there, but where?

How do I change the screen size in 10.3, KDE?

Looked everywhere, no doubt can't see it for looking!

T.I.A.
From: Arthur Buse on 20 Apr 2008 05:34
John Phillips wrote:

> I know it's there, but where?
>
> How do I change the screen size in 10.3, KDE?
>
> Looked everywhere, no doubt can't see it for looking!

<control> <alt> <plus> (the plus key on the numeric keyboard)

<control> <alt> <minus> (the minus key on the numeric keyboard)

YAST Control Centre > Graphics card and monitor > Resolution

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From: houghi on 20 Apr 2008 05:33
John Phillips wrote:
> I know it's there, but where?
>
> How do I change the screen size in 10.3, KDE?
>
> Looked everywhere, no doubt can't see it for looking!

openSUSE is unable to change the phusical size of your screen.
Otherwise you could do YaST, Hardware, Graphics Card and Monitor or:


How to confiure the GUI.

This answers how to configure the GUI when an installation or an upgrade
does not show the GUI correctly. It will asume an installed system that
(as far as you know) works perfectly.

You will need root priveliges (know the root password) and the technical
settings of your screen, so get that manual. If you don't have the
manual, look it up. You are able tro post, so you have Internet
connection.

First do [CTRL][ALT][F1] to go to textmode. Don't be afraid, it is
nothing scary. As user type `root` and type your password for root.
Next type `init 3`. This will bring you to 100% textmode.
Now run the command `sax2` and you should be able to configure your
screen.
If you do not find your screen and/or do not know your settings, start
with the lowest ones and build your way up.

When you have set up your screen and tested it, you just run the
following command `init 5 && exit`. That will start up the GUI and if
OK, log you out as root.

If you still can't run the GUI but can run sax2 and the test at the end
of sax2, it ain't a standard X issue.

It can also be possible that sax2 does not work. Then you do `man sax2`
and read it. Realy read it, because there will be a quiz later.

Some ways to run SaX2 if the above does not work:
`sax2 -b /usr/share/sax/profile/SomeProfil`
Mainly for dual screen situations where the dual screen is not
recognised.
`sax2 -l` (Lowercase L not number one)
For the lower resolution to be default. This can be usefull with
newer screens that are not standard and did not bother to tell
your software about the size it can handle
`sax2 --vesa 0:1024x768(a)60`
Run screen 0 (the first screen, 1 is the second) in resolution
1024x768 at 60 Hz. Should be OK for most if not all LCD screens.

Run the above and configure your screen(s). If it still ain't working,
re-read the `sax2 man` page and try some of the other settings.

If it does work, do `init 5 && exit`.

Still problems? You can manualy configure it as well. Take a lot more
information, so get back and tell us what you have done, your videocard
and screen information, together with your SUSE version and wether or
not it used to run before and if you have done an update of your system
and if so, how.

Aditional information might be needed as well.

houghi
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This was written under the influence of the following:
| Artist : Santana
| Song : Move on
| Album : Inner secrets
From: John Phillips on 20 Apr 2008 05:44
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:33:07 +0200 houghi <houghi(a)houghi.org.invalid>
wrote:

> Still problems?

Thanks for comprehensive reply, now solved!
From: John Phillips on 20 Apr 2008 05:45
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:34:00 GMT Arthur Buse
<spam(a)zathras.org.uk.invalid> wrote:

> YAST Control Centre > Graphics card and monitor > Resolution

That's the one I was looking for, you saved my eyesight!

(I have an idea Wine may have fiddled with the settings, but as usual,
not sure!)
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