From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 30 01:45:09 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBC1A16A407 for ; Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:45:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) Received: from elasmtp-dupuy.atl.sa.earthlink.net (elasmtp-dupuy.atl.sa.earthlink.net [209.86.89.62]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8485443D49 for ; Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:45:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) Received: from [66.47.111.183] (helo=joeandlane.com) by elasmtp-dupuy.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1GeMD6-0004uO-Pu for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:45:08 -0500 Received: from joeandlane.com (localhost.localnet.local [127.0.0.1]) by joeandlane.com (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k9U1ltAP019210 for ; Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:47:55 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by joeandlane.com (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id k9U1ltHt019209 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:47:55 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) From: Lane To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:47:54 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.3 References: <68bfdc900610291737r16be5b6cqe203e3bf10adc3c8@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <68bfdc900610291737r16be5b6cqe203e3bf10adc3c8@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200610291947.54965.lane@joeandlane.com> X-CD-SOLUTIONS-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-CD-SOLUTIONS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-CD-SOLUTIONS-MailScanner-From: lane@joeandlane.com X-ELNK-Trace: e56a4b6ca9bdfda11aa676d7e74259b7b3291a7d08dfec79ec02ab6ca72c506d933f7bad59b94a29350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 66.47.111.183 Subject: Re: question on my screen resolution 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, 30 Oct 2006 01:45:10 -0000 On Sunday 29 October 2006 19:37, Sherry Zhang wrote: > Hello everyone: > > I am running freebsd 6.1 release on my Dell 6400 laptop computer. It has a > 1280x800 wide-screen resolution. The video card I use is ATI Radeon > Mobility X1300. But I failed to adjust the screen resolution. I follow the > instructions in the FreeBSD handbook, but failed. > > First I add "1280x800" into Modes, but still 1024x768 > Later I add Virtual 1280 800 just after the Modes, X mass up the screen, I > can not see anything. > Last, I run gtf and get a ModeLine, and added into the xorg.conf, and also > use Modes "1280x800", and again it display in 1024x768. > > The drive I use is vesa because when I use radeon or ati, I cannot get into > X. > it says glx not found or something and guess ati or radeon driver does not > support my X1300 video card. > > can anyone gives me a hint? thx. > > Sherry Zhang Sherry, This is probably an xorg issue, not freebsd-specific. But send a copy of /var/log/Xorg.0.log, just for giggles. lane