Ive got an ATI card, and Im using the Powerpack, which has the provided drivers. I choose my usual driver on install (flgrx i think, something like that), and my screen resolution 1400x1050. Now, when I boot, the edges of the screen are cut off, and if I mouse over them, they scroll? I want to disable this if at all possible, because its annoying has heck. If I drop back to the 1280x1024 resolution, it works fine, everything is just blurry (its not native for this LCD). Any suggestions? Its almost like it expects the screen to be 15" instead of 14.1". Im lost...

Something that X can do is provide a "virtual desktop area" in that you set the resolution higher to what the monitor displays. Hence when you get to the edge of the monitor is scrolls until it reaches the end of the "virtual desktop area".

This sounds like what has happend here.

Check your X configuration again from the Mandriva Control Centre making sure that no virtual resolution has been setup. If it hasn't then you can edit the X config file directly and remove the entries that are causing this behaviour.

It could also be that your monitor is not setup to display the required resolution - check that you have selected the correct monitor/configured it to the correct parameters.

its a laptop LCD, and its set up to display 1400x1050. It was fine in 2005. Ill check the Control Center and post back.

I still cant change in in MCC. How do I edit it for X?

Post back the contents of /etc/X11/XF86Config

I'm thinking it is probably the monitor settings which are wrong, but without looking at most of the file I can't tell.

One thing you could do is re-install xorg (or whatever) using the linux driver install utility from ATI's website. When you run it, answer "NO" to the questions about the virtual desktop. Then, you should be able to get rid of it that way. here's the link:

https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...ge&folderID=27

you want to run the driver installer.

heres the output:
Also, I know its not running in 1400x1050, because the screen is fuzzy, if that makes sense.
# File generated by XFdrake.

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "synaptics"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
Load "dri" # direct rendering
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "SynapticsMouse1"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.09"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.18"
Option "BottomEdge" "4200"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
Option "FingerLow" "25"
Option "LeftEdge" "1700"
Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
Option "FingerHigh" "30"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
Option "TopEdge" "1700"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.0015"
Option "RightEdge" "5300"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Generic"
ModelName "Flat Panel 1400x1050"
HorizSync 31.5-90
VertRefresh 59-75

# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630

# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1400x1050_120" 262.44 1400 1520 1672 1944 1050 1051 1054 1125 -HSync +Vsync

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1400x1050_100" 214.39 1400 1512 1664 1928 1050 1051 1054 1112 -HSync +Vsync

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1400x1050_85" 179.26 1400 1504 1656 1912 1050 1051 1054 1103 -HSync +Vsync

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1400x1050_75" 155.85 1400 1496 1648 1896 1050 1051 1054 1096 -HSync +Vsync

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1400x1050_60" 122.61 1400 1488 1640 1880 1050 1051 1054 1087 -HSync +Vsync

# modeline generated by gtf(1) [handled by XFdrake]
ModeLine "1400x1050_50" 99.88 1400 1480 1624 1848 1050 1051 1054 1081 -HSync +Vsync
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "ATI Radeon (fglrx)"
Driver "fglrx"
Option "DPMS"
Option "FSAAMSPosY1" "0.000000"
Option "StereoSyncEnable" "1"

# === disable PnP Monitor ===
#Option "NoDDC"
Option "FSAAMSPosX5" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY4" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX2" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX4" "0.000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosY0" "0.000000"
Option "FSAADisableGamma" "no"

# === Video Overlay for the Xv extension ===
Option "VideoOverlay" "on"
Option "ForceGenericCPU" "no"
Option "GammaCorrectionII" "0x00000000"
Option "VRefresh2" "unspecified"
Option "FSAAMSPosY5" "0.000000"
Option "CenterMode" "off"
Option "IgnoreEDID" "off"

# === OpenGL Overlay ===
# Note: When OpenGL Overlay is enabled, Video Overlay
# will be disabled automatically
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "off"
Option "FSAACustomizeMSPos" "no"

# === FSAA ===
Option "FSAAScale" "1"

# === FireGL DDX driver module specific settings ===
# === Screen Management ===
Option "DesktopSetup" "0x00000000"
Option "HSync2" "unspecified"
Option "TVHStartAdj" "0"
Option "FSAAMSPosX0" "0.000000"
Option "no_dri" "no"
Option "GammaCorrectionI" "0x00000000"
Option "FSAAMSPosX1" "0.000000"
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
Option "BlockSignalsOnLock" "on"
Option "MonitorLayout" "AUTO, AUTO"

# === disable/enable XAA/DRI ===
Option "no_accel" "no"

# === Misc Options ===
Option "UseFastTLS" "0"
Option "FSAAMSPosY3" "0.000000"

# === OpenGL specific profiles/settings ===
Option "Capabilities" "0x00000000"
Option "TVStandard" "NTSC-M"
Option "TVVPosAdj" "0"
Option "TVColorAdj" "0"
Option "FSAAMSPosY2" "0.000000"

# === TV-out Management ===
Option "NoTV" "yes"
Option "TVHSizeAdj" "0"
Option "TVHPosAdj" "0"
Option "ScreenOverlap" "0"

# === QBS Support ===
Option "Stereo" "off"
Option "FSAAMSPosX3" "0.000000"
Option "TVVSizeAdj" "0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Virtual 1400 1050
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Virtual 1400 1050
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Virtual 1400 1050
EndSubsection

Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1400 1050
EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "SynapticsMouse1" "AlwaysCore"
Screen "screen1"
EndSection

I dont see the utility?

glxgears only gives about 350fps, whereas I got around 700-900 in LE2005, so something is definitely wrong.

Well, apparently, it only detects my screen as 1280x1024. Should this be a bug report somewhere? This is pretty screwed up, since LE2005 detected it fine. Thanks Mandiva

sorry, the link didn't do what i expected. you have to click on "Linux Drivers & Software", then whichever ATI card series you have, eventually you will see "ATI Driver Installer". Download and run that with the instructions on the ATI site.

Yeah, I found it. It didnt work the first time.

Second time through, I specified the resolution of the LCD, worked like a charm.

glad to hear it. one thing about that driver though is that it supposedly doesn't work with 2.6 kernel. Are you running 2.6 kernel and if so did you have any trouble?

Yep, 2.6 kernel. No trouble so far at all.