Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 11:02:01 -0800 From: "Thomas Lippert" <tlippert362@earthlink.net> To: mnslinky@yahoo.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Resolution problems in x and CLI Message-ID: <410-2200312071921890@earthlink.net>
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on Dec 2003 22:03:14 -0800 (PST) Minnesota Slinky wrote: >Hello all, >I’ve got a couple of questions regarding resolutions. >First, is there a way to increase/decrease the >resolution of the CLI interface? I’ve got a laptop >that only seems to use the center 1/3 of the screen, >I’m thinking 640x480, where my native resolution is >1024x768. Personally i had to turn on the bios to what was called LCD expansion doesn't effect the real resolution but it does scale the display. I couldn't change the resolution of the console, though it is in general possible. >My next question refers to xfree86. Part of my log >file seems to indicate X is running at 640x480, and >another seems to indicate 1024x768. Is there a way I >can test this for sure? Try adding a modes "1024x768" under one of the color depths sections and a default depth to point to that depth. >TIA >Eric F Crist >President >AdTech Integrated Systems, Inc >(612) 998-3588 ----------------------------- Hope that helps, Thomas $clever_quote = $quote + $cleverness
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