From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 21 15:55:44 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B51D16A4E0 for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:55:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-142-072.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.142.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8149E43D53 for ; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:55:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p17.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.6/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k7LFtEFF012180; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:55:14 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20060821105209.025a6870@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:54:53 -0500 To: , freebsd-current@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <20060820171244.BTA31151@ms1.nss.udel.edu> References: <20060820171244.BTA31151@ms1.nss.udel.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: carl@UDel.Edu Subject: Re: a problem setting screen resolution with Xorg-6.9.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:55:44 -0000 Run the text based xorgconfig and interactively set the values you want. -Derek At 04:12 PM 8/20/2006, carl@UDel.Edu wrote: >Fellow FreeBSDers, > >I originally sent this to FreeBSD-X11, but this may be a more appropriate >venue. > >I have recently installed FreeBSD 6.1 on a Pentium III box, using an >NVidia GeForce 2 GTS card and a CTX PL9 monitor. Running "X -configure" >as root generates the file xorg.conf.new, and then running "X -config >xorg.conf.new", pulls up a generic X screen with a resolution of >1600x1200. I go in and modify the xorg.conf.new file to make the default >resolution 1280x1024, and rerun "X -config xorg.conf.new", but the >resolution is still 1600x1200. This is a wonderful resolution, but it >makes everything rather small, and the icons are difficult to see. I am >obviously setting something wrong, but I do not know what it is. Might >anyone have any suggestions. I really would rather have the resolution be >1280x1024. Thanks for your help! > > >Carl > >The following is the file xorg.conf.new: > >Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "X.org Configured" > Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 > InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" > InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" >EndSection > > >Section "Files" > RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" > ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" >EndSection > > >Section "Module" > Load "dbe" > Load "dri" > Load "extmod" > Load "glx" > Load "record" > Load "xtrap" > Load "freetype" > Load "type1" >EndSection > > >Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Keyboard0" > Driver "kbd" >EndSection > > >Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Mouse0" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Protocol" "auto" > Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7" >EndSection > > >Section "Monitor" > #DisplaySize 360 270 # mm > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "CTX" > ModelName "3700" > ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: > HorizSync 30.0 - 95.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0 > Option "DPMS" >EndSection > > >Section "Device" > ### Available Driver options are:- > >### Values: : integer, : float, : "True"/"False", > ### : "String", : " Hz/kHz/MHz" > ### [arg]: arg optional > #Option "SWcursor" # [] > #Option "HWcursor" # [] > #Option "NoAccel" # [] > #Option "ShadowFB" # [] > #Option "UseFBDev" # [] > #Option "Rotate" # [] > #Option "VideoKey" # > #Option "FlatPanel" # [] > #Option "FPDither" # [] > #Option "CrtcNumber" # > #Option "FPScale" # [] > #Option "FPTweak" # > Identifier "Card0" > Driver "nv" > VendorName "nVidia Corporation" > BoardName "NV15 [GeForce2 GTS/Pro]" > BusID "PCI:1:0:0" >EndSection > > >Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Card0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x1024" > EndSubSection >EndSection > > > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. 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