My Big, Fat, Greek Display

[juniorknopper]

Hello!

I made an account just to get an answer to this question:

I booted my Knoppix 5.0 from my second hard drive, and the GUI's resolution is so large, I can't do much.

I have the same problem with my bootable CD...

Please help!

juniorknopper

[j.drake]

You need to use a cheatcode, son. Check the Wiki to learn what cheatcode will best suit your needs. http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Cheat_Codes

For example, when you boot, type in: Knoppix screen=1280x1024
(if that's what you want, or maybe 800x600 or 640x480, etc)

[juniorknopper]

Hello,

I already tried cheatcodes...

Any other ideas?

juniorknopper

[dvryknopper]

Would this perhaps be helpful to you?

http://www.marcelgagne.com/node/91/65#comment-65

[marhleet]

every man jack and his dog and their dog's pet cat complains about screen resolution only being 800x640 or 1024x768
how do i make it bigger ?

and you got to ask why your screen is too big.
dammit
there's no pleasing some people

could you post what video card you have
what monitor
and a few of the relevant bits from
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
so we can trace your IP address and kill you !!

you want it smaller, just right-click the desktop and change it
it's not hard