From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 19 22:23:23 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5284106566B for ; Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:23:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from asmtp1.iomartmail.com (asmtp1.iomartmail.com [62.128.201.248]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6063C8FC14 for ; Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:23:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from asmtp1.iomartmail.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by asmtp1.iomartmail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id p6JMNIqU005368; Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:23:18 +0100 Received: from orange.esperance-linux.co.uk (80-45-152-196.static.dsl.as9105.com [80.45.152.196]) (authenticated bits=0) by asmtp1.iomartmail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id p6JMNIch005361; Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:23:18 +0100 Received: by orange.esperance-linux.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 0BA0333C1F; Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:23:18 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:23:18 +0100 From: Frank Shute To: Dieter BSD Message-ID: <20110719222318.GB77041@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <20110719214128.111610@gmx.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="jho1yZJdad60DJr+" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110719214128.111610@gmx.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Face: *}~{PHnDTzvXPe'wl_-f%!@+r5; VLhb':*DsX%wEOPg\fDrXWQJf|2\,92"DdS%63t*BHDyQ|OWo@Gfjcd72eaN!4%NE{0]p)ihQ1MyFNtWL X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE amd64 X-Organisation: 'shute.org.uk' Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: trying for 1920x1080 was: Re: Attempting to get an X11 server running X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:23:23 -0000 --jho1yZJdad60DJr+ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 09:41:27PM +0000, Dieter BSD wrote: > > Reducing the color depth to 16 allows the wimpy Rage XL (8 MiB) to > do 1920x1080. >=20 > So then I moved the old slow X terminal out of the way and moved the > shiny new Dell ST2220T LCD into the prime spot in front of the > keyboard drawer... ...and the cable doesn't reach. Two HD-15 to BNC > cables back-to-back fixed that, but now it doesn't do the DCC/EDID > stuff, so I had to get it to use a modeline to get 1920x1080. And of > course it doesn't go into standby mode. =A0sigh Have you tried: $ xset +dpms to use standby etc.? >=20 > Still have some minor issues like finding a decent font for xterm, > and putting a window at +0+0 hides a few pixels off-screen, and > FreeBSD can't tell the difference between a Unix keyboard and a > pee-cee keyboard, but it is usable. >=20 > Thanks for the help! Font for xterm: x11-fonts/inconsolata-ttf Pixels off screen: x11/xvidtune and "show" modeline once adjusted and stick it in xorg.conf HTH. Regards, --=20 Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html --jho1yZJdad60DJr+ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk4mA9QACgkQHduKvUAgeK71YACdFGhtkFoJb/0QE1BVMmmDNlfJ UzUAnRFCGvbipHBuzrD/kD9bKkvrHAyl =5eXG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jho1yZJdad60DJr+--