Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:49:02 +0300 From: Arto Pekkanen <isoa@kapsi.fi> To: Jin Guojun <jguojun@sbcglobal.net> Cc: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to configure a desired screen resolution Message-ID: <5440131E.5010408@kapsi.fi> In-Reply-To: <1413414700.93082.YahooMailNeo@web180904.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> References: <1413414700.93082.YahooMailNeo@web180904.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --HIfgADE3tSHaPVJCQRcuH5Tq0sKA9KE0R Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Maybe there is a workaround .... have you tried 10.1-RC kernel and userla= nd with the new X.org stack? http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/A88XMA/ <-- this gives me the idea that = the integrated GPU/APU might be Radeon 6xxx compatible ... https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics <-- here it says that Radeon 6xxx serie= s should work if you can cope without suspend/resume Just a moment ago the old 1.7 X.org graphics stack was obsoleted in favor= of the new 1.12 X.org and KMS drivers. If vesa is problematic then maybe the new gfx stack might work better. If= you install X.org with pkg from official repository, you get the new X.o= rg. On 16.10.2014 2:11, Jin Guojun wrote: > The latest xorg 1.7.7 seems too smart to configure. It always uses what= it thinks and ignores what xorg.conf file tells to do. >=20 >=20 > I am using Vesa driver on 8.4-R / 10.1-RC amd kernel on the same hardwa= re (ASUS A88XM-A motherboard) and experienced this difficulty. >=20 > Two monitors: one has 1600x900 resolution and the other has 1920x1080 r= es. > When attaching 1600x900 monitor to the system, xorg-1.7.7 X server conf= igures the screen as 1600x900, which is nice and it is what I wanted. > When connecting 1920x1080 monitor to the system, X server configures sc= reen as 1920x1080, which is correct, but is will not give 1600x900 resolu= tion regardless if the Modes "1600x900" is in Screen section in xorg.conf= file. >=20 > If attaching both monitors to the system, then both monitors will be co= nfigured as 1600x900, thus both monitors are capable to work in 1600x900 = resolution. >=20 > Now, how to tell (force) X server to use 1600x900 resolution for the 19= 20x1080 monitor? >=20 > -Jin=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-x11@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-x11 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-x11-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 --HIfgADE3tSHaPVJCQRcuH5Tq0sKA9KE0R Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (MingW32) iF4EAREIAAYFAlRAEyIACgkQTBivhqtJa27NyAEAuaPhloLrpw9Vvp47U5C6OacT w5Q0XrVvPmL8JKZlZ/cA+wcNkIwczra+6I+ePfY0/VOWaq1Gvnx9iF+kk3bpgcok =Y7Gn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --HIfgADE3tSHaPVJCQRcuH5Tq0sKA9KE0R--
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