[plug] screen/monitor resolution

[David White]

At 11:35 PM 10/03/2002 +0800, you wrote:
>Hello, Any!
>
>Problem-1:
>I am running a system in 640x480 which can't be changed.  Consequently the 
>"windows" (in any window manager) run off bottom of screen.  In other 
>words I can launch programs but the apply/dismiss buttons etc are all out 
>of reach of mouse off screen.  How can I get to the buttons?  Resizing and 
>moving windows has not resolved.

First thing if you hold down alt or ctrl i think it is and right or left 
click i think then you can drag from any spot in the window.

>
>Problem-2:
>The above system is Mandrake-8.1; RAM=49MB; Monitor=generic VGA; 
>video=TVGA (SVGA as ISA) installed as 640x480 resolution.  Everything 
>seems to work OK except every time I try to launch the Hard-drake gui to 
>change the resolution my system eventually locks-up with a blank black 
>screen.  I assume there is not enough RAM and so the system crashes.  Can 
>I resolve this in text mode in any way?  I know I can re-install and 
>choose the correct resolution setting then, but I want to know if this can 
>be done other ways.

this sounds like the problem i had and that was not enough video card memory.

>
>Regards,
>wayne.

Tim
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