How can I get a large virtual desktop?

[Alex Deucher]

On 6/16/06, reader at newsguy.com <reader at newsguy.com> wrote:
> Running gentoo linux
> xorg-x11-7.1
>
> I'd like to have a large virutal desktop that in previous hardware and
> gentoo installs I was able to get by setting something like
>    Virtual 2048 x 1600
>
> I recall doing something with xvidtune to get those numbers but with
> my current vid card (MSI FX5700LE) when I run xvidtune it just says:
>
>   Vendor: , Model:
>   Num hsync: 1, Num vsync: 1
>   hsync range 0:  31.50 -  79.00
>   vsync range 0:  40.00 - 150.00
>   Video are not settable on this chip
>
> Any one have an idea how to do this?
>

In the screen section of your xorg.conf add this line:
Virtual 2048 1600

e.g.:
        Subsection "Display"
                Depth       16
                Virtual 2048 1600
                Modes       "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubsection

Change the depth and modes to whatever yours are set to.

Alex