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From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@plan9.bell-labs.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] video problems with vmware
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Date: Fri,  3 May 2002 11:02:43 -0400
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> I'm trying to run plan 9 on linux over vmware. I've tried the
> vmware.tar.bz2 image and various floppy installs. The mouse pointer is
> fine, but the display is crunched to the top of third of the screen,
> with 6 copies of 8 1/2 all unreadable.

Can you send a screen shot?
What resolution are you trying?
What if you try a lower resolution?
Full screen mode?
Windowed mode?

Russ