[WBEL-users] Laptop screen question

[Bill Davidsen]

Samer Pharaon wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have just installed WBEL on a D-800 Dell laptop. The screen is 15.4 so
> I'm facing a problem with getting the right resolution. Anyone faced
> this problem before. What happens is that the resolution that I get is
> smaller that the full width of the screen. The current setting is as
> follows:
> 
> Screen configured as: Dell 1600x1200 Laptop Display Panel
> Video card as: NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)
> Resolution: 1400 X 1050
> 
> When I change the resolution to 1600 X 1200, the task bar disappears and
> still I do not get the full width of the screen. 
> 
> Any suggestions, please.

My only thought is that if you are using nvidia drivers, try the vesa 
drivers instead. Oh, and if you are using Nvidia binary-only drivers, 
complain to them.

-- 
bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
   CTO TMR Associates, Inc
   Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979