[wellylug] lenny GUI larger than screen

[Adam Bogacki]

Danke, but it does not seem to work on lenny.

>E: Couldn't find package xorg-xserver

Adam.

> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:55:51 +0200
> From: "Andrew Tarr" <andrewtarr at gmx.net>
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] lenny GUI larger than screen
> To: Wellington Linux Users Group <wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz>
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> 
> Once in a while, my screen resolution gets reset to something crap, and I can't seeem to get the nice one that Ubuntu originally settled on back by using their resolution detection tool. 
> 
> What I do to fix it is
> 
> dpkg-reconfigure xorg-xserver
> 
> and then the screen resolution gets reset, although I think I might have to log out and log back in again for it to take effect.  Perhaps that would help you? 
> 
> 
> 
> -Andrew 
> 
> 
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > Datum: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:31:45 +1200
> > Von: Adam Bogacki <afb at paradise.net.nz>
> > An: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
> > Betreff: [wellylug] lenny GUI larger than screen
> 
> > After a seemingly routine upgrade, my GUI extends slightly to both sides
> > of the screen - sliding either way as the cursor nears - and all the
> > applications appear enlarged.
> > 
> > There was a suggestion on
> > 
> > http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/debian-linux-help/151527-debian-gui-larg
> > er-than-monitor.html
> > 
> > to add
> > 
> > xrandr -s 1280x960 --rate 75 &
> > 
> > or in my case
> > 
> > xrandr -s 1024x768 --rate 74 &
> > 
> > to /etc/X11/Xsession
> > 
> > but nothing changed.
> > 
> > I might try changing the vga setting on grub, but are
> > there any other ideas out there ?
> > 
> > It gets a bit frustrating when trying to submit quality
> > stuff under time pressure.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Adam Bogacki,
> > afb at paradise.net.nz