From a shell prompt type xf86config follow all the instructions, and when
you get to the point where you are asked if you want a virtual screen that
is larger than the physical screen say NO. This is what you are experiencing
is a large  virtual screen size, some prople actually like this. I for one
do not! You really need to be familiar with you hardware though when using
this method, and if you are unsure, you can always press Ctrl-C to break out
of the setup. You may need to run this several times to get the results you
are looking for so in advance backup /etc/X11/XF86config  so you can go back
to the original setup. You can also manually edit the XF86config file, but
just using xf86config is much easier once you get the hang of it!!!

Later   Steve Wolfe

Subject: [PCBUILD] Linux: X Windows display probelms


> I'm not sure if you guys deal with Linux related stuff, if not, then I
> apologize for posting this message.  If you care to tackle this one then
> read on:  I have successfully installed RedHat v5.2.  Everytime I run
> XWindows it seems that the desktop size is too big for my monitor, what I
> mean is that when XWindows starts, I only physically see the
bottomleft-hand
> half of the desktop.  By moving my mouse to the opposite side, the screen
> shifts and I can see the other side of the desktop - what a pain!  I have
a
> Creative Banshee 16MB AGP video card and a KDS Avitron monitor.  Could my
> video card be the problem or am I missing something?? Thanks!

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