From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 3 00:46:50 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 94F3A106564A for ; Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:46:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh2.interactivevillages.com (wh2.interactivevillages.com [75.125.250.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B05C8FC08 for ; Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:46:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 174-21-108-47.tukw.qwest.net ([174.21.108.47] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh2.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PZYZO-00028Y-8u for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:46:43 -0800 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:46:44 -0800 Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 16:46:44 -0800 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110103004644.GB3398@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4D1E9A62.1040502@centurytel.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="GID0FwUMdk1T2AWN" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh2.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com 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 00:46:50 -0000 --GID0FwUMdk1T2AWN Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Adam Vande More on Sunday, 02 January 2011: > On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Michael D. Norwick > wrote: >=20 > > 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 --confi= gure. > > 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 a= nd > > Sleep Timer the screen adjusted to the right and will not center. Adju= sting > > the horizontal control to '0' (full left?) will not center the display. > > >=20 > 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. >=20 > mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.old > restart X >=20 > --=20 > Adam Vande More > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" Not always. On my laptop, Xorg wouldn't even run without specifying refresh rates. But in general, that's a good place to start. --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips= .com --GID0FwUMdk1T2AWN Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNIRx0AAoJEIpckszW26+R6moH/RysdEgfIb/j4sPmB+08Y9v7 xtE6gnQfA0yG9LWBFDJb+6v+37W6RIWsDdxuhEWydGod3WyX0AmSEflL8HuaGLDH aNUIS0Hp+kU9BivAuU/mFPOtCKTdWhGQ25UNG79ZP4GPNgC+v5YyLmjU4IZn61wy 3hcpS2QiMk+tMuMo9HXb+zTXFGy10MdihYraeSx/cUwm6nXuqPzeKtVqUKvyD6e/ AhGvAKVp60EFGOhktFr2Ow3xNTWyghLWTMR6LHWDjTZzHFA7yrWV3+FbxYDWQvVZ caKew0lr08bOR3KpscXVHVHr5HNDVg3s3mMJ3v5WfM/PbH+p+pkxyJCRZl8L1uY= =+RDy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --GID0FwUMdk1T2AWN--