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I am having trouble with my RH9 Desktop. Some of the words under icons go off the monitor, so I am assuming that the computer thinks my monitor is larger than it actually is. I tried toying with the display setup, but nothing happened. I still have the problem. Does anyone know anyway to fix this problem? I am new to Linux, and I am trying to set everything up.

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asked for a Red Hat–specific fix (no distro changes). The display labels running off-screen almost always mean X is using the wrong display geometry (wrong resolution, a stray Virtual size, or EDID/overscan problems), not a desktop-manager bug. and mentioned switching distros, but the issue can usually be fixed within RH9.

Common, quick checks: confirm the active resolution in the Display control panel (look for "Display" or "Screen Resolution" in GNOME) or with an X utility; if the GUI tool doesn't change anything, the X configuration file is controlling modes. Back up the X file before editing, then inspect /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (or /etc/X11/xorg.conf) for a stray Virtual line or incorrect Modes in the Screen/SubSection "Display" block. Removing or correcting Virtual to match the physical resolution prevents parts of the desktop from being placed off-screen.

Example commands and a conservative XF86/Xorg snippet (edit only as root; keep a backup):

cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.bak

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Monitor0"
    HorizSync 30.0 - 70.0
    VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device     "Card0"
    Monitor    "Monitor0"
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

If edits don't fix it, check the X log for detection problems (look in /var/log/XFree86.0.log or /var/log/Xorg.0.log for EDID, Modeline, or Mode warnings). If the machine is driving a TV or using TV-out, the symptoms can be overscan—adjust the TV or the video-driver underscan/overscan setting (NVIDIA/ATI tools offer this). Always keep the backup copy so the previous config can be restored if X fails to start.

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If im not mistaken redhat 10 previously released. http://www.redhat.com/solutions/
but thats were you went wrong choosing RH, you should have picked mandrake if you wanted a distro much like redhat, but it was your choice, Also if you want a good OS. Stick with debian, or a live distro like Gnoppix, or Knoppix. I also like GoblinX with three different GUI's that you can choose from KDE, Xwindows, and one more that i fail to remember at the moment. Slack ware is still a good choice of if you want a hardcore distro get gentoo.

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Redhat is no longer free, older verisons sure, If you need something simple to work with try Linspire or Mandrake. Both are good :)

Sphyenx, there is no "wrong" choice for linux, Redhat is / was the main stream linux and part of the reason linux got so big.

Debian and FreeBSD are abit over complilcated, along with Slackware and a few others.


For a newer linux user you should try using Mandrake or Linspire :)

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Does anyone have any ideas that don't involve changing from RedHat?

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Yes i know there is not choice, and yes RH did do a great job getting Nix known. Thats over now, every one knows. Or had heard of Nix, im sure of. Weither they like it or not is there opinions. Mandrake I think is much better then redhat. Also goblinX is easy, and knoppix is good. (fre) also Gnoppix is just like red hat. $$But FREE$$

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