screen bigger than monitor can handle, need assist

[brkdnr]

For some reason, my screen is bigger than my monitor. This makes me have to scroll from one side of the desktop to the other to see the whole thing.

It's like my monitor is receiving a 1024 x 768 size desktop, but can only show 640 x 480 of it at one time.

What setting do I have play with? I used the custom horizontal and vertical refresh rates for my Compaq 151 FS, and I haven't set anything regarding resolution to my video card that I can tell.

I can post my XF86Config file if needed.

Thanks!

Notes: using KDE, and an Nvidia GeForce2 MX 400/32MB.

[pablored]

In your XF86Config file the mode you want needs to be the first in the list, also it needs to be the largest. My 16bit settings would result in a large 1280x1024 area, with a 640x480 viewable area that moves around with the mouse.

My 24 bit settings work, giving me the right desktop size. I had to remove 1280x1024.

Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "640x480" "800x600"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection

Hope I'm making sense, and it sorts out your problem.

[brkdnr]

That fixed it, thanks.