[WBEL-users] Laptop screen question

[William Hooper]

Samer Pharaon said:
> 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.

That makes sense, you are trying to run at too high of a resolution.  IIRC
there have been a couple threads on the Fedora-list about this laptop. 
The 1400x1050 is a non-standard resolution and you have to add a mode line
for it into the XF86Config.  You might also check
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/dell.html

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William Hooper