From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 25 06:48:23 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 867B116A4CF for ; Wed, 25 Feb 2004 06:48:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from mx.x123.info (165.Red-80-37-224.pooles.rima-tde.net [80.37.224.165]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94CBA43D1D for ; Wed, 25 Feb 2004 06:48:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from esn@x123.info) Received: by mx.x123.info (Postfix, from userid 80) id 1579B17038; Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:48:13 +0100 (CET) Received: from privadas.nuria.telefonica-data.net(Horde) with HTTP for ; Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:48:13 +0100 Message-ID: <20040225154813.5ulogww40g08swg8@192.168.2.2> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:48:13 +0100 From: "Sebastian Yepes F. [ESN]" To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org References: <20040224220552.D0C6F43D1D@mx1.FreeBSD.org> <20040225045454.GA4146@box1.cran> In-Reply-To: <20040225045454.GA4146@box1.cran> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 4.0-cvs X-Originating-IP: 192.168.1.4 Subject: Re: X on Dell Inspiron 8500 is scaled to middle of screen X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:48:23 -0000 Quoting Bruce Cran : > 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.