[kwlug disc.] Flatpanels, the new tie

[donald tees]

Insurance Squared Inc. wrote:
> So I got a 22" wide LCD panel for Father's day.  Plugged 'er in and 
> changed my settings, but I'm getting a couple odd problems.
>
> I'm running mandriva and have both my screen resolution and the 
> monitor resolution set to 1600X1050.  The graphics card shown is the 
> correct one.
>
> Here's what's happening.  The moniter seems smaller than the desktop.  
> By this I mean that when I move my mouse to the right, the entire 
> desktop shifts left.  Same goes for top and bottom.  I can shift my 
> view like a magnifying glass over top of a larger desktop.  It's a bit 
> disconcerting though it's clearly supposed to work that way based on 
> my settings. How do I set this up so that both my monitor and desktop 
> are the same size?
>
> Second problem (maybe resolved by the first one?) is that if I move 
> the mouse off the desktop on the right too fast, I get a blank blue 
> screen.  If I move the mouse to the left again, my desktop is 
> restored.  Moving the mouse slow doesn't create this behavior.
>
> Thoughts?
>
Check that the memory settings for the graphic card are correct.  It 
sounds to me like the resolution does not match the memory allocated.

Donald