laptop screen shifted right

[golfer]

On 1/7/06, MrKnisely <mrknisely at mrknisely.is-a-geek.org> wrote:
> golfer wrote:
>
> >On breezy, my toshiba laptop, using the TRIDENT cyberblade xPi, has
> >the visual screen shifted to the right about 1 mm.  It cuts off the
> >right edge (about 1 mm) and the left edge shows about 1 mm wide black
> >(unused) screen border.
> >
> >This didn't happen on other versions of linux I've used previously, so
> >I think it's something in ubuntu.
> >
> >I've tried using xvidtune to change it, but it does nothing when I
> >press the left (or right or wider or any buttons .. numbers on the
> >bars move, but the screen doesn't).
> >
> >There's no error or warnings in the /var/log/Xorg.log.  Doesn't make
> >any difference whether it's gnome or kde.
> >
> >I also have tried removing the boot splash and this has no effect.
> >There is nothing specific on modelines in the xorg.conf.
> >
> >Any suggestions on how to fix this?
> >
> >TIA,
> >
> >
> >
> I'd make sure that your refresh rate is 60 in your xorg.conf.

Yes, mine if 50-70.  Actually, I just also found that it's the same in
WinXP, so now I think it's a laptop problem.  Any idea how I might
find the cause?

> Laptop LCDs don't suffer from the flicker issues that CRTs experience.
>
> Mike K.