Login in screen is TOO big.

[rath3r]

Hello,

The problem is the font on my login screen is huge. I can only see big circles and the bottoms of letters when typing my username and password. I attempted to fix this by editing the /etc/gdm/gdm.conf however then I could only see approx 1/4 of the screen and could not see the buttons at the bottom at all. What I had done was.

After the [server-standard] section I changed "-command=/usr/bin/X -br -audit 0". To read "-command=/usr/bin/X -br -audit 0 -dpi 96". As recommended in another post

This did not help as after restarting the X window did not restart and asked me to change screen resolution but would not change it. I used a Live CD to remove "-dpi 96". I could restart the computer however the problem still persists and there has been changes to my normal desktop moved buttons etc.

your assistance is appreciated I've searched the forums but cannot find the answer so I defer to your immense collective wisdom.

thanks,
rath3r

p.s. I'm using Hardy (8.04.2)

[trellis2]

Rath3r Try this:

Steps to force 96DPI fonts:

1) Select 'Administration' from the 'System' menu
2) Select 'Login Window'
3) Select the 'Security' tab
4) Click on the 'Configure X-Server' button at the bottom of the screen
5) Append this argument to the text in the 'Command' text-field: '-dpi 96' (Without the ' marks)
6) Restart your X session ( Ctrl+Alt+Backspace)to see the changes.

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[LarsO]

The 96 dpi did not solve it for me. It has been a problem for me with 8.04 on many different computers and finally stumbled upon a solution that does work:
http://insidesocal.com/click/2008/06/ubuntu-fix-login-screen-too-bi.html

Basically change the virtual resolution to your desired resolution.

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
Defaultdepth 24
SubSecton "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1280 960 <--- change this to the right res.