throw the n00b a bone?Forum: User Feedback Topic: throw the n00b a bone? started by: thedogsavapour Posted by thedogsavapour on Feb. 10 2004,13:11
greetings all! im having a bit of trouble getting DSL up and running. currently using Mandrake 9.1, with no problems to date - AMD K6 533mhz with 312mb ram and 18gb HD. its a very sad, rather old compaq machine that likes mandrake a lot more than it liked windows, so im thinking it will like DSL even more! i dont know if its just me, but i make it thru the whole setup and it appears to load up the display at 800x600 no matter what i select. most windows i try to open up load much to big for my display, including what appears to be a text file that opens on the initial start. i cant close any of them, as i can reach any sort of tool bar... so, smack me if you must, as i am a total n00b, but what am i doing wrong? also, if anyone here knows mandrake and would care to explain to me how to create a partition so that i can try installing DSL, itd be appreciated. thanks in advance for the assistance! Posted by Dsdeck on Feb. 10 2004,16:51
type xsetup.sh in bash and select your resolution and such.Hope it helps Posted by thedogsavapour on Feb. 10 2004,23:03
no, that still didnt work. should i repost this query in the section for display problems?
Posted by alien2thisworld on Feb. 11 2004,07:51
This is only a temporary solution, but it since the Window Manager for DSL is Fluxbox, you can press and hold "alt + leftclick" and drag windows around so that toolbars are visible. Hope this helps a little... -Daniel Posted by thedogsavapour on Feb. 11 2004,13:16
that did allow me to resize the windows, thanks. has anyone out there ever seen this before? anyone think they can assist me with a more permanent solution? i really like the look and feel of this distro and would like to use it more!
Posted by PhrozenFear on Mar. 19 2004,11:35
I've got the same problem, only on my thinkpad - res is 1024x768 despite trying to make it run in 800x600.
Posted by Grim on April 03 2004,04:56
If you're running from the CD... At boot, hit F2. Read the directions. All should be made clear. |