laptop screen shifted right

[MrKnisely]

golfer wrote:

>On breezy, my toshiba laptop, using the TRIDENT cyberblade xPi, has
>the visual screen shifted to the right about 1 mm.  It cuts off the
>right edge (about 1 mm) and the left edge shows about 1 mm wide black
>(unused) screen border.
>
>This didn't happen on other versions of linux I've used previously, so
>I think it's something in ubuntu.
>
>I've tried using xvidtune to change it, but it does nothing when I
>press the left (or right or wider or any buttons .. numbers on the
>bars move, but the screen doesn't).
>
>There's no error or warnings in the /var/log/Xorg.log.  Doesn't make
>any difference whether it's gnome or kde.
>
>I also have tried removing the boot splash and this has no effect. 
>There is nothing specific on modelines in the xorg.conf.
>
>Any suggestions on how to fix this?
>
>TIA,
>
>  
>
I'd make sure that your refresh rate is 60 in your xorg.conf.

Laptop LCDs don't suffer from the flicker issues that CRTs experience.

Mike K.
Mike K.