Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:25:01 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Dejan Lesjak <dejan.lesjak@ijs.si> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to configure Xorg to run at 1280x1024 Message-ID: <20050206222501.GA85407@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <200502060642.23983.dejan.lesjak@ijs.si> References: <200502060642.23983.dejan.lesjak@ijs.si>
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On Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 06:42:23AM +0100, Dejan Lesjak wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > > > People, > > > > One of my larger servers has 5.3 and Xorg; I can't find the > > right configuration setting for the display; so it runs at > > its maximum: 1600x1200. This would be fine except that the > > apps shake with tiny wavy lines. The driver may be pushing > > things to their limit. > > > > I've tried X -configure and Xorg -conf. Somehow or other > > I've generated an xorg.conf in /etc/X11, but no luck in > > changing the resolution. The closest I've come to having > > things work with xorg.conf and startx is to see a blank/grey > > screen--at 1600x1200. I have ctwm set up in /root and > > /home/kline. > > > > Modifying the Screen Section messes things up for some > > reason. I finally *do* have xorg working with /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > but only with the following commented: > > Try putting something like this: > Option "PreferredMode" "1280x1024" > in Section "Monitor". I'll try the Option; thanks. > What do you mean by "messes things up" with the modified Screen Section? Do > you get errors? Do note that you can't have more than one Screen section with > same Identifier string. > > IIRC, when I tried xdm with that (commented) Screen Section, I would get to thr grey screen; things hung for several seconds, then xdm would try again. (Guessing). The screen would go black, then light up again with the grey stippled bg. Infinite loop. (??) gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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