What happened to this install?
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:43 pm
I installed Mint 5 on a friends computer round at my house using his computer and my spare 17'' CRT monitor. I set it all up for him to dual boot with Winxp as he wanted and then got it ready to take next door but one to him.
I had it in 1024 x 768 and left it like that, not thinking, I have a problem with my sight but his sight his even worse!
Anyway next day we get it round there and all seems ok until he tries to alters screen resolution to 640 x 480 on his 19'' CRT monitor. Basically the screen is there but it is as if is a monster big screen and you are trying to move around it, but you can only get what is on the screen!
I have probably confused the hell out of you all by now.
What I mean is the screen is way too small to show the desktop, and you cannot move around the desktop to bring the rest of it in - comprende?
Next question you are going to say is what make is the monitor? I do not know and cannot see the writing on the back it is too damn small to read.
Is there any command that will tell us anything about the monitor?
Or is there any way of checking what make it may be?
In Windows it doesn't tell you either so that's no good.
Anyway I hope some one can offer some advice on this, failing that I shall have to wait until my son is across here and let him look for him and report back then.
Cheers.
Kevin.
I had it in 1024 x 768 and left it like that, not thinking, I have a problem with my sight but his sight his even worse!
Anyway next day we get it round there and all seems ok until he tries to alters screen resolution to 640 x 480 on his 19'' CRT monitor. Basically the screen is there but it is as if is a monster big screen and you are trying to move around it, but you can only get what is on the screen!
I have probably confused the hell out of you all by now.
What I mean is the screen is way too small to show the desktop, and you cannot move around the desktop to bring the rest of it in - comprende?
Next question you are going to say is what make is the monitor? I do not know and cannot see the writing on the back it is too damn small to read.
Is there any command that will tell us anything about the monitor?
Or is there any way of checking what make it may be?
In Windows it doesn't tell you either so that's no good.
Anyway I hope some one can offer some advice on this, failing that I shall have to wait until my son is across here and let him look for him and report back then.
Cheers.
Kevin.