Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:48:13 +0100 From: "Sebastian Yepes F. [ESN]" <esn@x123.info> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X on Dell Inspiron 8500 is scaled to middle of screen Message-ID: <20040225154813.5ulogww40g08swg8@192.168.2.2> In-Reply-To: <20040225045454.GA4146@box1.cran> References: <20040224220552.D0C6F43D1D@mx1.FreeBSD.org> <20040225045454.GA4146@box1.cran>
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Quoting Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk>: > On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 02:05:52PM -0800, reed@reedmedia.net wrote: >> Using XFree86 4.3.0 from packages under 5.2 (i386). >> XFree86 -configure created a config that worked >> but the viewed display is only a small rectangle >> in the middle of larger screen. >> >> This is a Dell Inspiron 8500. >> XFree86 detected it as a "nv". >> The card is a Nvidia GeForce 4 4200. >> >> Also tried the ports/x11/nvidia-driver >> (built with -DWITHOUT_LINUX). >> But that said something about couldn't load >> kernel driver. Although the kldload nvidia >> worked fine. >> >> I found examples of XF86Config files for this >> in this list, but didn't help. >> >> The BIOS setting is set for LCD "expansion" >> when changed then it shows the same small >> display. >> >> Any ideas on how to get XFree86 with "nv" >> (or other) to use the full screen? >> > > If you use the nvidia driver from x11/nvidia-driver, there are parameters > you can set in the video driver section of XF86Config. Read > /usr/X11R6/share/doc/NVIDIA/README.Linux for all the parameters, but > the one you want to set is 'Scaling'. > > -- > Bruce Cran > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Check out my Conf file.. http://www.x123.info/docs/i8500/XF86Config-4 -- if (Better You Treat Them) { return "Worst You Get Treated"; } Love can kill you like a Hammer or a 220 Kv AC line in the head, but=20 it=92s the most beautiful and strange sensation, I Just Love, Love ; ) /* www: http://www.x123.info Contect: FingerPrint: esn aT x123.info 0D42 F870 F650 6B86 CA9E esn aT freshpkgsrc.org E199 A57D 3824 F8AA A934 sebastian.yepes aT hp.com */ ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
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