desktop is bigger than screen and resets on refresh

[agent_zed]

Hi,
just upgraded to 9.04 which i think looks pretty smart and runs faster than the old version i had but my problem is that the desktop is bigger than my screen and i have to move the mouse to get to the edges of the screen. I changed the size to 800 and then back to 1024 and it was fine until i restarted and it just went back to being too big. Any ideas.

many thanks

[sithlord48]

Re: desktop is bigger than screen and resets on refresh

could you check/post your xorg file its /etc/X11/xorg.conf (if you didn't know)
in there i have a feeling that you have a "virtual" size set.

[agent_zed]

Re: desktop is bigger than screen and resets on refresh

Hi thanks for the reply. Ive had a bit of a look but couldnt see a vitual desktop setting. Iam afraid my knowledge is fairly limited. The last version of kubuntu i was using seemed easier to set up the monitor settings with far more options, is there a gui that i can install that can be used instead of the new display settings manager. I tried running krandrtray as i'd seen a post saying that it would sort the problem. If i set the display to 800x600 then i get no problem except that i want 1024..

It worked fine before the ungrade on my sony vaio fx802 laptop.

The xorg file is below if you can seen anything i can add/change i would be most grateful.
thanks

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#  sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
# Driver "kbd"
# option "CoreKeyboard"
# option "XkbRules" "xorg"
# option "XkbModel" "pc105"
# option "XkbLayout" "gb"
#EndSection
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Configured Mouse"
# Driver "mouse"
# option "CorePointer"
# option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
# option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
# option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
# option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
#EndSection
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
# Driver "synaptics"
# option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
# option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
# option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
# option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
#EndSection
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
# Driver "wacom"
# Identifier "stylus"
# option "Device" "/dev/wacom"# Change to 
# option "Type" "stylus"
# option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
# # /dev/input/event
# # for USB
#EndSection
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
# Driver "wacom"
# Identifier "eraser"
# option "Device" "/dev/wacom"# Change to 
# option "Type" "eraser"
# option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
# # /dev/input/event
# # for USB
#EndSection
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
# Driver "wacom"
# Identifier "cursor"
# option "Device" "/dev/wacom"# Change to 
# option "Type" "cursor"
# option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY
# # /dev/input/event
# # for USB
#EndSection

Section "Files"
	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
	FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
	# path to defoma fonts
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	identifier "Generic Monitor"
	vendorname "Generic"
	modelname "Flat Panel 1024x768"
	HorizSync 31.5-55
	VertRefresh 40-70
	modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
	modeline "800x600@56" 36.0 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625 +hsync +vsync
	modeline "800x600@60" 40.0 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync
	modeline "1024x768@60" 65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -vsync -hsync
	modeline "1152x768@54" 64.995 1152 1178 1314 1472 768 771 777 806 +hsync +vsync
	modeline "1280x854" 80.0 1280 1309 1460 1636 854 857 864 896 +hsync +vsync
	gamma 1.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	identifier "monitor1"
	vendorname "Plug 'n' Play"
	modelname "Plug 'n' Play"
	modeline "640x480@60" 25.2 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -vsync -hsync
	gamma 1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Default Screen"
	Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x"
	Monitor "Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth 24
	SubSection "Display"
		depth 24
		modes "800x600@60" "1024x768@60" "800x600@56" "1152x768@54" "640x480@60" "1280x854"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	identifier "screen1"
	device "device1"
	defaultdepth 24
	monitor "monitor1"
	SubSection "Display"
		depth 24
		modes "640x480@60"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load "i2c"
	Load "bitmap"
	Load "ddc"
	Load "extmod"
	Load "freetype"
	Load "int10"
	Load "vbe"
	load "glx"
	load "GLcore"
	load "dri"
	load "v4l"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier "Default Layout"
	screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
	# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
	# InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
	# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
	# InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
	# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
	# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
	# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
	# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
	# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
	# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
	# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
	# InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x"
	boardname "ATI Rage Mobility"
	busid "PCI:1:0:0"
	driver "ati"
	screen 0
	vendorname "ATI"
	option "MergedFB" "off"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	identifier "device1"
	boardname "ATI Rage Mobility"
	busid "PCI:1:0:0"
	driver "ati"
	screen 1
	vendorname "ATI"
	option "MergedFB" "off"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
	Option	"DontZap"	"True"
EndSection

[agent_zed]

Re: desktop is bigger than screen and resets on refresh

sorted the problem, i read the comments on the code above after i replied to see if i missed something and saw it said how to re-install, followed the instructions now it works now it looks like this

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#  sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

[sithlord48]

Re: desktop is bigger than screen and resets on refresh

ok good. to see you have it working, and i don't really see ne thing in your xorg ,you did have two screens right? if not you have the screen and monitor sections doubled up ..

i see how your new xorg has only one...

[agent_zed]

Re: desktop is bigger than screen and resets on refresh

no only running one screen, it must have got confused somewhere along the line. I thought i told it to replace modified files when i uploaded so whether this was a problem caused when upgrading or left over from before iam not sure. Iam definitely going to start reading more about how to do things in linux. really pleased now as my computer is running a lot faster and cooler was touching 65degrees in 8.04 now seems to be around 50 degrees. probably something running that didnt need to before. Thanks.

[sithlord48]

Re: desktop is bigger than screen and resets on refresh

no problem i help when i can