Dell Inspiron 1100 display problems

[netbuddha]

hey all ,
i just installed REDHAT on my laptop dell inspiron 1100
and everything looks like it installed ok but
my screen has a big thick black border around it and no matter
what res i change it to it stays the same

any sugestions?

[Scarecrow Man]

my screen has a big thick black border around it and no matter
what res i change it to it stays the same

First, play with the buttons on your monitor (physically) to make sure the screen is stretched to the edges, or where ever you want i to be.

Then,

Try updating your video drivers.

If neither of these works, come back and yell at me

[netbuddha]

There are no buttons on the monitor its a laptop, well none that i can see lol
i did update the drivers , still its a no go.

thanks for the sugestions , anything is a help...

[netbuddha]

I did find where you stretch the screen to the border but after i make the change and reboot it still looks the same..

[Scarecrow Man]

I've seen a Toshiba laptop do this before as well, but updating drivers fixed the problem.

Go to dell's website and e-mail support for a fix.

[qwert1029in]

i have installed mandrake linux 10 and whenever i try entering the graphical mode the screen turns green and hangs. so have you recieved any specific help from dell.

[qwert1029in]

http://www.chzsoft.com.ar/855patch.html
get this patch and try. will do the same once my comp is in runnin condition again.

[qwert1029in]

a better way to fix the freeze problem is to update your bios from the dell website. just did that and xfree started working fine. no patches required.

[jdeking1]

Make sure that you have "acpi=off" in your boot string.

[oz]

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