gigantic fonts

[klerfayt]

Re: gigantic fonts

log file indicates that correct resolution [1280x800] and screen size [321x207] is detected

but the dpi doesn't look normal to me:

(**) RADEON(0): DPI set to (101, 147)

I get 101x98 (if you measured your screen size in mm correctly):

1280/321mm*25.4=101.2835
800/207mm*25.4=98.1643

#edit: I don't know much about ati drivers, but this seems odd also:

(II) RADEON(0): Setting screen physical size to 289 x 21

[klerfayt]

Re: gigantic fonts

The output for xpdyinfo | grep resolution is:
unable to open display "".

take a look at this page: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=563574

[quisoc]

Re: gigantic fonts

The output for xpdyinfo | grep resolution is:
unable to open display "".

take a look at this page: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=563574

I've tried this, and nothing has changed. I've must wait until the official release...

[craigs63]

Re: gigantic fonts

A screenshot of the Control Panel:
[img width=400 height=300]http://www.mossamics.cat/031408163912.jpg[/img]

Yeah, this is what mine looks like as well. I would probably have to connect a monitor with 50,000 pixel resolution in order to be able to find the menu option to set the font size back to something reasonable.
Too bad, because sound seems to work on this version.

[MoonRise]

Re: gigantic fonts

What happens when you all start in Safe Graphics Mode?

[quisoc]

Re: gigantic fonts

What happens when you all start in Safe Graphics Mode?

It shows a screen with 3 options:
1.- Load xserver normally.
2.- Root prompt.
3.- Reconfigure X (but nothing happens with this option, because after keyboard's configuration crashes).

[quisoc]

Re: gigantic fonts

Yeah, this is what mine looks like as well. I would probably have to connect a monitor with 50,000 pixel resolution in order to be able to find the menu option to set the font size back to something reasonable.
Too bad, because sound seems to work on this version.

I've tried this (systems settings option) some times, and the look and feel option never has loaded.

[craigs63]

Re: gigantic fonts

I got the same 'big' results when booting from the new Knoppix 5.3.1 dvd. Hmm...

[MoonRise]

Re: gigantic fonts

That's interesting. I still have that issue with my laptop, even with the release of the RC. I know it is how the system is detecting my graphics card, but don't understand why some of the past releases didn't do that. Of course this is under KDE4. I didn't try the RC with 3.5.9.

[quisoc]

Re: gigantic fonts

I've tried the official release of kubuntu 8.04 kde4-remix, and I still have that issue.
With Ubuntu 8.04, it only appears on the login screen.
I don't try kubuntu bersion 8.04 with kde 3.5.

[quisoc]

Re: gigantic fonts

I've installed ATI restricted drivers, and the issue in login screen has disappeared. Now I will try to install kubuntu-kde4-desktop.

[quisoc]

Re: gigantic fonts

OK. I'm writing from KDE 4, and it's all right.
Yesterday, I tried to install ati propieraty driver, but packages wasn't downloaded. I suppose if connection it's right, installation of driver's ati is the solution to the issue.

[craigs63]

Re: gigantic fonts

I got the same 'big' results when booting from the new Knoppix 5.3.1 dvd. Hmm...

Works fine now on my laptop (Toshiba Satellite M45-S265), I installed from the 'non remix' version of 8.04 Knoppix, in 'safe' mode (I tried without safe mode, and got the giganto-font problem again). Graphics look okay so far, now am fighting the ALSA sound problem that seems to work with every other version.

[Detonate]

Re: gigantic fonts

I tried to install Kubuntu HH with KDE 3.5 yesterday on an old compaq with a ATI Radeon 9200 video card with the same results. I played around with the xorg config file until (using nano from the root #) until I finally gave up. As near as I can tell, the problem is the ATI video and Kubuntu does not correctly identify it or set it up at install. For those of you who want to make suggestions that involve opening anything from the desktop or menu, forget it. The desktop is totatally unusable.

On my other machine with Nvidia I have had no problems.