X Config

[janthes]

Hi all, new to Kubuntu from SuSE and I need a little help configuring my screen. The problem is that the display for X is slightly off to the right and I'm used to using YaST to configure the correct settings. I'm overall still a noob and I have no idea how to configure it. Can someone help me in configuring X. Thanks.

[Yushatak]

Re: X Config

If I'm not mistaken this is something that while SuSE handles through software, most OSes handle through monitor auto-adjust (or manual, if you've got some older monitors like me).

[janthes]

Re: X Config

Yeah, I changed the monitor's settings and it threw XP off. I reset the settings on the monitor (wrote them down).

[SheeEttin]

Re: X Config

Problem solved?

[janthes]

Re: X Config

Yeah, I got some help from Google. Thanks though.

[claydoh]

Re: X Config

Please share your solutions for this if you can. Others have this issue and your find may be of use to them.

[Rog131]

Re: X Config

Hmm - there is xvidtune:

man xvidtune:

xvidtune - video mode tuner for Xorg

DESCRIPTION
Xvidtune is a client interface to the X server video mode extension
(XFree86-VidModeExtension).

When given one of the non-toolkit options, xvidtune provides a command
line interface to either switch the video mode.

Without any options (or with only toolkit options) it presents the user
with various buttons and sliders that can be used to interactively
adjust existing video modes. It will also print the settings in a for‐
mat suitable for inclusion in an xorg.conf file.

The available buttons are:

Left
Right
Up
Down
Adjust the video mode so that the display will be moved in
the appropriate direction.

Wider
Narrower
Shorter
Taller
Adjust the video mode so that the display size is altered
appropriately.

Don't know how good/bad this is. And read the warnings