Arch Linux

rtrotsky

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Registered: 2006-11-20

Posts: 3

cut screen on console after X

when i boot on arch the console is ok, i can see all the lines but when i change to init 5 and startx if i go back to init 3 the screen is cut, so i can see about 3 lines behind. when i use nano the commands dont show they're hidden in this part of the screen that i cant see.
any help?

ProzacR

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Registered: 2007-04-29

Posts: 272

Re: cut screen on console after X

So what DE/WM you use and what programs you start with init and startx?

sharkw

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Registered: 2008-02-22

Posts: 2

Re: cut screen on console after X

I've run into a similar problem in other distros so it's likely not specific to Arch, for some reason the screen centering in console and when X starts are different (and shifted differently from Windows for that matter).  What I do is just press the auto-adjust button on the monitor each time it's off, I'm not sure if there's anything else to be done.