Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 05:30:55 -0600 From: Nikolas Britton <freebsd@nbritton.org> To: Joaquin Menchaca <linuxuser@finnovative.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Xorg Configuration Message-ID: <4208A2EF.4020707@nbritton.org> In-Reply-To: <4207AA9F.7070802@finnovative.net> References: <4207AA9F.7070802@finnovative.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------080909040901020404030704 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Joaquin Menchaca wrote: > Hi, > > I tried the default X configuration, and it works. It's not pretty > but it works. > > I ran the utility that people suggestion, but backed out. It's > getting way too complicated with vertical and horizontal refresh > rates, etc. How, can I just start configuring it, without all the > manual configurations for refresh rates and stuff? > > - joaquin It's simple... run "Xorg -configure" then test the new xorg.conf file following the instructions given by "Xorg -configure". if all that works but the screen resolution is to high (say for example 1600x1200) then you'll have to edit the xorg.conf file.... what your looking for is this part all the way at the end of the file: --------------------------------------------------- Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 [sniped] SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" EndSubSection EndSection ------------------------------------------------- See the parts about DefaultDepth and Modes? put the mode(s) and default color depth (you'll have to add the DefaultDepth line, it won't in there) you want to run at. Now you need to test it again, do the same thing as before, and after you have every thing working copy the xorg.conf file to /etc/X11/ Now you have to install your desktop env. (KDE, Gnome, Xfce, etc) and edit the xinit file. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" #Option "Device" "/dev/ums0" Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection -------------------------------------------------------------------- Note the "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" for mouses with a scroll wheel. Attached is a copy of my xorg.conf file. --------------080909040901020404030704 Content-Type: text/plain; name="xorg.conf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="xorg.conf" 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 "extmod" Load "glx" Load "dri" Load "dbe" Load "record" Load "xtrap" Load "type1" Load "freetype" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" #Option "Device" "/dev/ums0" Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Monitor" #DisplaySize 350 260 # mm Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Samsung" ModelName "SyncMaster 997DF" ### Uncomment if you don't want to default to DDC: # HorizSync 30.0 - 96.0 # HorizSync 13873.0 - 0.0 # VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are:- ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" ### [arg]: arg optional #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] #Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>] #Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>] #Option "Dac8Bit" # [<bool>] #Option "DMAForXv" # [<bool>] #Option "ForcePCIMode" # [<bool>] #Option "CCEPIOMode" # [<bool>] #Option "CCENoSecurity" # [<bool>] #Option "CCEusecTimeout" # <i> #Option "AGPMode" # <i> #Option "AGPSize" # <i> #Option "RingSize" # <i> #Option "BufferSize" # <i> #Option "EnablePageFlip" # [<bool>] #Option "Display" # <str> #Option "PanelWidth" # <i> #Option "PanelHeight" # <i> #Option "ProgramFPRegs" # [<bool>] #Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>] #Option "VideoKey" # <i> #Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>] Identifier "Card0" Driver "ati" VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc" BoardName "Rage 128 PF/PRO AGP 4x TMDS" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 1 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 4 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 8 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 15 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 16 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" EndSubSection EndSection --------------080909040901020404030704--
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