Re: Dell Axim X51 screen size

Hmm,

i dont have a non vga version of this pda, so i cant test :-( . i only can
build the images sorry. :-(

you can try older images from: http://law.hostsen.net/oe/axim/aximx50/archiv/

so we can see if any image works...

cu

On Friday, 20. July 2007 14:48:21 Theodore Reed wrote:
> I also have the x51 and have the same issue. When haret loads, it's
> messages appear in the right part of the screen, aligned to the left.
> However when the kernel boots, it is aligned about 1/3 the way from the
> left. This occurs with all the available versions of the kernel too.
> It is worse on the older versions. Attempting to load the x5X(V) kernel
> results in the same problem as well, with other obvious flaws.
>
> On 7/20/07, Jan Henkins <jan_at_henkins.za.net> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've installed the latest version of the X50 software on an Axim X51 (not
> > the X51V), and can launch it nicely with haret. One thing I notice
> > though, is that the screen isn't centered in the bootup framebuffer. The
> > penguin and bootup text shows about a third of the screen's width to the
> > right. When X starts up, it does start displaying on the left side, but
> > it seems to me that the aspect is wrong, landscape instead of portrait.
> > This means that I cannot tick on the two crosshairs on the right in order
> > to calibrate the touch screen, and all the setup text boxes appears half
> > off the screen to the right. Does anybody know how I could fix these two
> > niggles? Very impressive to see Linux boot on this device though! It's my
> > first foray into running Linux on this class device, so any
> > toughts/comments would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Jan Henkins
> >
> >
> >
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