Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:16:39 +0530 From: "Nishita Desai" <nishita@mri.ernet.in> To: "Predrag Punosevac" <punosevac@math.arizona.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Screen resolution on FreeBSD 7.0 Message-ID: <c8170b650804161146r1eaaa940g2b033b6151f0f621@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <47FD124E.2050301@math.arizona.edu> References: <c8170b650804090956r2b14aa54v506c8371e8ab2115@mail.gmail.com> <c8170b650804091105n38132ce4r1e6794e6175454a2@mail.gmail.com> <47FD124E.2050301@math.arizona.edu>
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On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 12:30 AM, Predrag Punosevac wrote: > You are missing line DefaultDepth 24. Remove i810 and install Intel driver > from ports instead. Adjust xorg.conf > accordingly. You my want to use xrandr to experiment with different modes > dynamically. Thanks for your reply. Adding "DefaultDepth 24" did not help. And xrandr also shows only one mode "1024x768". I tried reading the xrandr manual but did not quite understand how to add a "1280x800" mode. Also i810 is also what Ubuntu is using to give the the correct resolution. But in case I do need to install another intel driver from the ports, can you tell me how to do that? Thanks, Nishita > > I just installed FreeBSD 7.0 on a Dell Inspirion 640m notebook and am > > trying to get the screen resolution right. I need a 1280x800 > > wide-screen resolution and according to the Handbook, I should be able > > [...] > > > > I also found this in /var/log/Xorg.0.log > > > > (II) I810(0): Monitor0: Using hsync range of 45.71-50.53 kHz > > (II) I810(0): Monitor0: Using vrefresh value of 60.00 Hz > > (II) I810(0): Not using mode "1280x800" (no mode of this name) > > (--) I810(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024) > > (**) I810(0): Built-in mode "1024x768" > >
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