On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu at gmail.com> wrote: > > Do you have some setting on your actual monitor-hardware you can tweak? You know > how most lcd-monitors have auto-settings enabled. Maybe something there is > ducking with your x-configs? > I tried that this morning - nothing seems to be relevant. I tried going form "native" to "full screen" but that just widened the 1280x1024 image to fill the screen, which is NOT what I want. > FWIW, I've seen problems when I've had lcd-monitors connected over a kvm-switch > and/or monitor-cable extenders. Sometimes the OS just can't correctly identify > the monitor and the only way to fix it is to connect the montor directly to the > computer at least once to properly identify it. > This is my primary workstation - no extra connections at all. My machines are so spread out that a kvm wouldn't work for me anyway, and I'd rather keep mine separate for other reasons. > Also, do you have a way to connect the monitor to a computer running eg Windows, > just to see it's CentOS and Gnome that's giving you grief and not the hardware? > I can do that, but since it works up to the login in wide screen mode, I'm fairly certain that it is the gdm (GNOME). Thanks again. mhr