Radeon 9800XT and display resolution

[Harry Putnam]

Radeon 9800XT
Windows xp pro (no sp2 installed)

Using the ATI catalyst control panel, from the latest driver/software
download on ati web site, I've set my desktop size to 2000 x 1586 (or
something close) from the choices listed in the dropdown list. I
assumed this is a `virtual' setting. It seems to allow one to have a
large desktop to pan around in.

I like that from my unix background.

However, on reboot, my machine reports that the resolutions is out of
range of my monitor. So apparently it is not `virtual' but an actual
setting.

How can I have it work and pan around in it if it is `out of range'?

The only way I can get booted is to start in `safe mode' then
unininstall the ATI drives since no display settings are possible in
safe mode and I cannot boot into regular session with that setting.

Reinstall once booted into a regular session.

So, is there something more that needs setting in order from me to
have the large desktop and still be able to boot? And am I wrong to
think the catalyst tools should know what my monitor can do?

 

[Geoff]

Radeon 9800XT
Windows xp pro (no sp2 installed)

Using the ATI catalyst control panel, from the latest driver/software
download on ati web site, I've set my desktop size to 2000 x 1586 (or
something close) from the choices listed in the dropdown list. I
assumed this is a `virtual' setting. It seems to allow one to have a
large desktop to pan around in.

I like that from my unix background.

However, on reboot, my machine reports that the resolutions is out of
range of my monitor. So apparently it is not `virtual' but an actual
setting.

How can I have it work and pan around in it if it is `out of range'?

The only way I can get booted is to start in `safe mode' then
unininstall the ATI drives since no display settings are possible in
safe mode and I cannot boot into regular session with that setting.

Reinstall once booted into a regular session.

So, is there something more that needs setting in order from me to
have the large desktop and still be able to boot? And am I wrong to
think the catalyst tools should know what my monitor can do?

goto display properties, advanced, displays
configure your monitor's max resolution to say 1024x768
now set 1280x960 as you did before
job done

it's kinda sucky though, windows doesn't have native support for virtual
desktop space, thats an ati driver hack to add it on i think

 

[johns]

I like that from my unix background.

There's a fellow here who likes to partition his hard
drive into about 10 pieces because he thinks that makes
for a better and more secure file system. He has his
c-drive named OpSys ... d-drive is named Programs
... e-drive is Professional ..... f, g, h, i, j, k, l .. Oh man!
The drive is 40 gig, and it crapped out on him with
165K left, so he went out ( last week ) and bought
another 40 gig drive. Called me over to help, and when
I got to his office, he was laying on the floor under his
desk installing the new drive. I "enquired" as to the
problem, and he said, "I've got this new drive, but my
system is still too slow. It use to be much faster." I've
lost patience with the "type", so I told him to copy
all his programs to the new drive. I'm sure he did too.
Haven't heard from him in a while. I think his email must
be down or something. Oh yes! I think he phoned me.
Left a message that my phone was not working, so he
would email me as soon as he got back from some
Government detail he was sent on. He's a very important
person.

johns .. frustrated tech

 

[Harry Putnam]

There's a fellow here who likes to partition his hard
drive into about 10 pieces because he thinks that makes
for a better and more secure file system. He has his
c-drive named OpSys ... d-drive is named Programs
.. e-drive is Professional ..... f, g, h, i, j, k, l .. Oh man!
The drive is 40 gig, and it crapped out on him with
165K left, so he went out ( last week ) and bought
another 40 gig drive. Called me over to help, and when
I got to his office, he was laying on the floor under his
desk installing the new drive. I "enquired" as to the
problem, and he said, "I've got this new drive, but my
system is still too slow. It use to be much faster." I've
lost patience with the "type", so I told him to copy
all his programs to the new drive. I'm sure he did too.
Haven't heard from him in a while. I think his email must
be down or something. Oh yes! I think he phoned me.
Left a message that my phone was not working, so he
would email me as soon as he got back from some
Government detail he was sent on. He's a very important
person.

johns .. frustrated tech

Hey Johns, That was a funny story... but I think it may have sailed
right over my head... Not sure I see the point/joke..

 

[Harry Putnam]

goto display properties, advanced, displays
configure your monitor's max resolution to say 1024x768
now set 1280x960 as you did before
job done

it's kinda sucky though, windows doesn't have native support for virtual
desktop space, thats an ati driver hack to add it on i think

Thanks Geoff. Yup it did the trick.

What to you mean by `sucky'?

Do you mean the way a window gets sort of wavy looking when you move
it?

 

[J. Clarke]

goto display properties, advanced, displays
configure your monitor's max resolution to say 1024x768
now set 1280x960 as you did before
job done

it's kinda sucky though, windows doesn't have native support for virtual
desktop space, thats an ati driver hack to add it on i think

It's not a driver hack, it's a feature of the hardware that is accessed
through the drivers. ATI boards have been able to do this for ages. At
one time though the driver support was much better--it was possible to
assign a hot-key that would cycle through four or five different zoom
levels.

 

[Don Burnette]

There's a fellow here who likes to partition his hard
drive into about 10 pieces because he thinks that makes
for a better and more secure file system. He has his
c-drive named OpSys ... d-drive is named Programs
.. e-drive is Professional ..... f, g, h, i, j, k, l .. Oh man!
The drive is 40 gig, and it crapped out on him with
165K left, so he went out ( last week ) and bought
another 40 gig drive. Called me over to help, and when
I got to his office, he was laying on the floor under his
desk installing the new drive. I "enquired" as to the
problem, and he said, "I've got this new drive, but my
system is still too slow. It use to be much faster." I've
lost patience with the "type", so I told him to copy
all his programs to the new drive. I'm sure he did too.
Haven't heard from him in a while. I think his email must
be down or something. Oh yes! I think he phoned me.
Left a message that my phone was not working, so he
would email me as soon as he got back from some
Government detail he was sent on. He's a very important
person.

johns .. frustrated tech

Wow, it's 2004 and he's still buying 40 gb hard drives?