Problem with Monitor

Mario Vukelic mario.vukelic at dantian.org
Fri Apr 8 13:07:59 UTC 2005


On Fri, 2005-04-08 at 14:34 +0200, mailing.list at srivastava.mailshell.com
wrote:
> On Apr 8, 2005 12:41 PM, Keith Powell
> <keith.at.keithg4jvx.force9.co.uk at mailing.list.at.srivastava.mailshell.com>
> wrote:
> > Just installed Hoary and the screen is shifted to the right. Must
> > install the proper driver next job!
> 
> My monitor is Compaq FP730A and a search reveals no drivers for LINUX.
> May I request you to kindly provide me URL wherefrom I can download
> the right driver?

Monitors as such don't have drivers. You just need to give the correct
information (desired resolution and horizontal and vertical refresh
rates) when configuring Xorg. This information should be available in
the manual and the vendor's website.
The screenshift that was described by the previous poster is probably
caused by the graphics card, not the monitor





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