User Feedback :: throw the n00b a bone?

greetings all! im having a bit of trouble getting DSL up and running.

currently using Mandrake 9.1, with no problems to date - AMD K6 533mhz with 312mb ram and 18gb HD. its a very sad, rather old compaq machine that likes mandrake a lot more than it liked windows, so im thinking it will like DSL even more!

i dont know if its just me, but i make it thru the whole setup and it appears to load up the display at 800x600 no matter what i select. most windows i try to open up load much to big for my display, including what appears to be a text file that opens on the initial start. i cant close any of them, as i can reach any sort of tool bar...

so, smack me if you must, as i am a total n00b, but what am i doing wrong?

also, if anyone here knows mandrake and would care to explain to me how to create a partition so that i can try installing DSL, itd be appreciated.

thanks in advance for the assistance!

type xsetup.sh in bash and select your resolution and such.
Hope it helps

no, that still didnt work. should i repost this query in the section for display problems?

This is only a temporary solution, but it since the Window Manager for DSL is Fluxbox, you can press and hold "alt + leftclick" and drag windows around so that toolbars are visible. Hope this helps a little...

-Daniel

that did allow me to resize the windows, thanks. has anyone out there ever seen this before? anyone think they can assist me with a more permanent solution? i really like the look and feel of this distro and would like to use it more!

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