From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 14 07:11:52 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED7CF16A417 for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:11:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from markk@knigma.org) Received: from mail.ncipher.com (mail.ncipher.com [82.108.130.24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE20A13C45A for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:11:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from markk@knigma.org) Received: from cromer.ncipher.com ([172.18.1.172]) by mail.ncipher.com with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.34 #1) id 1Igxdf-0001yD-00 for freebsd-ports@freebsd.org; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:11:51 +0100 Received: from lap.knigma.org (mourn.ncipher.com [172.19.133.171]) by cromer.ncipher.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l9E7Boft080389 for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:11:51 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from markk@knigma.org) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:10:25 +0100 To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org From: Mark Knight References: <4710FF43.8020408@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <4710FF43.8020408@gmx.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Turnpike/6.05-U () Subject: Re: Xorg initial resolution broken X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:11:53 -0000 In message <4710FF43.8020408@gmx.de>, "[LoN]Kamikaze" writes >Mark Knight wrote: >> Just restarted X after various Xorg updates. Now the server seems to be >> completely ignoring the "Modes" line in the config file's Screen/Display >> section and picking its own initial resolution. >> >> No problem switching to the desired resolution later on when logged in. >> >> Config and log files here: >> >> http://www.knigma.org.uk/scratch/resolution.txt >> >> This configuration has worked for years so I'm sure it's down to the >> Xorg update. Any ideas please? >> >> Cheers, > >Set PreferredMode and check for the Virtual screen size in the log, you might >have to increase that to. Thanks for the tips. Setting PreferredMode caused the X server to lockup during start-up before switching out of text mode and requiring kill -9, until I removed my HorizSync and VertRefresh lines. Tried with X -configure afresh and achieved the same effect. With DDC and without HorizSync and VertRefresh lines PreferredMode is working but I'm having to use a lower refresh and I've lost the highest resolution my monitor displays. So for me the choice seems to be: - stick with my old config and sort out resolution when I log in - accept lower refresh (75Hz) and lower max resolution (rarely used it anyway), and use PreferredMode Cheers, -- Mark A. R. Knight finger: markk@knigma.org Tel: +44 7880 556751 http://www.knigma.org/