From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 3 00:36:55 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 558DF1065673 for ; Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:36:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f54.google.com (mail-fx0-f54.google.com [209.85.161.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D711F8FC1D for ; Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:36:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm16 with SMTP id 16so12719462fxm.13 for ; Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:36:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=ul4TsDky2romwL8NGHnI0kTXMPDdm/kSK3/cqfjNZyE=; b=oerXoHB4lVE5ePv8riGwQButQMIth/d4kGw7pJYBDrCucuC/cK6XmaLfZBBUXviZgA P3AbARZ99GtQ6DWBNeE2KFrd52K+PHnmTX7qC12q7hmyEBK7a3AiEqrg/jHeRR8ixc7S eekaJMLJgAUDwZRoqckN5fWj9djhqinYBlBX8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=Ftnfzn+M1S+fGVYLIRLSbQ2rDiXIl3XmJG2Gww7bTQLsyO26aSSDguDfo0JksaIeWm pwjFI4/voSU/CJBo9mADqBrmsZwpk4SjTz1HPpoLYtWLl0gPJEUfg9hVq+5Wo+tmBwzH 9eh5Pm5ROAEkmXv90Xxz9bGvR9lkmSq7rMnZQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.85.203 with SMTP id p11mr4762663fal.108.1294015013664; Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:36:53 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.223.114.4 with HTTP; Sun, 2 Jan 2011 16:36:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4D1E9A62.1040502@centurytel.net> References: <4D1E9A62.1040502@centurytel.net> Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 18:36:53 -0600 Message-ID: From: Adam Vande More To: "Michael D. Norwick" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP 2010i 1600x900 screen sizing issue - PCBSD 8.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:36:55 -0000 On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Michael D. Norwick wrote: > Happy New Year! > > I bought a new HP 2010i LCD monitor that is supposed to give me 1600x900 > resolution at 60 Hz to replace a generic 19" C.R.T. monitor that did > 1024x768. The machine has an ATI Radeon video card and I am using a V.G.A. > cable not H.D.M.I. I reconfigured my /etc/xorg.conf using Xorg --configure. > I was given the full screen at 1600x900 resolution at the next reboot but > then while trying to adjust some monitor settings such as Power Saver and > Sleep Timer the screen adjusted to the right and will not center. Adjusting > the horizontal control to '0' (full left?) will not center the display. > The easiest thing to do is to simply start X without xorg.conf present. It will automatically run with highest settings your devices are capable of. mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.old restart X -- Adam Vande More