[Sussex] Knoppix display shifted to right on Shuttle

[Stephen Williams]

On Sat, 2005-10-01 at 01:24 +0100, Frances Fleming wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> The colleague at work to whom I demonstrated Knoppix a couple of weeks
> ago has downloaded both the CD and DVD versions.
> 
> He first tried it on his Shuttle, but found that the display was shifted
> to the right by about 50%, so the left of the screen was black and the
> other half of the display was off the screen.
> Physically adjusting the monitor only moved the display a little way.
> 
> These search results show the kind of problem he experienced:
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?
> num=50&hl=en&as_qdr=all&q=%22shifted+to+the+right%22+screen+window+linux&btnG=Search
> 
> You can see his machine here, along with detailed specs and reviews: it
> is the silver one on the left of the picture below the paragraph
> entitled "SB61 Comparison".
> http://www.sfftech.com/printdocs.cfm?aid=456
> He bought it a couple of years ago it because of its size and quietness,
> and being lightweight to carry about in its bag, and it's served him well.
> 
> I found out more about SSF (small form factor) here:
> http://compreviews.about.com/cs/desktops/tp/aatpsffpckits.htm
> 
> So does anyone have any ideas on how Knoppix could be made to work on
> this Shuttle, or is it a no-go?
> 

Fay,

Can you let me know the monitor model your friend is using.

Steve W.


> 
> Anyway, instead, he tried it on his desktop. This was the DVD version,
> and he found it a bit slow *. He realises it is probably because the
> desktop is lower spec and has a Celeron processor, but agreed it has
> lots of great stuff on it.
> 
> * This could be another good reason to stick with CDs on our stand, as
> not everyone is going to have a good enough spec'd machine to cope with
> a live DVD OS. And we don't want disappointed customers, do we? :-)
> 
> Fay
> 
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