[Eug-lug] Linux hates big monitor

[Allen Brown]

Jim K wrote:
> Just a guess, it may not be a function of kde. Do you also use kdm the
> kde display manager or gnome
> display manager. Check for a file such as
> $KDEDIR/share/config/kdm/.kdmrc.

I use gdm with KDE.  I had to change the config of KDE to
fix the resolution.  So it seems unlikely to have anything to
do with kdm.

> Also you might check the init scripts
> to see what program actuall y configures the display for kde on your
> system.

How do I do that?

> If you are using kde and kdm try installing just gnome and see
> if it works, if so then install kde , but don't change the display
> manager.  These may not alter the characteristics of the display, so
> this is just a guess.
> Jim K

I've always had gnome, xfce4, and kde installed.  Logging in under
gnome or under xfce4 I get the correct screen resolution.  It's
remotely possible the fix that I did to KDE also fixed gnome.  It
was awhile back when I did it, plus it involved quite a bit of
thrashing about.  But most likely the only culprit is KDE.
-- 
Allen Brown  abrown at peak.org  http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/
   The trouble with our times is that the
   future is not what it used to be. ---Paul Valery

> Allen Brown wrote:
>> I would like to know if this is unique to one or more distributions
>> such as Ubuntu.  Or if it is simply a function of one or more
>> desktops such as KDE.  I wouldn't be surprised if it is the latter.
>> If so, changing distributions won't help.
>>
>> So before changing your install, try switching to xfce4.  You can
>> get it by "apt-get install xubuntu-desktop".