From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 28 02:26:05 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A75316A4CE for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2005 02:26:05 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sage.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4E5343D2F for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2005 02:26:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao [10.0.0.247]) by sage.thought.org (8.13.1/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j1S2Po4G002236; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:25:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by thought.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j1S2PnhF050587; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:25:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id j1S2Pl4V050586; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:25:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline) Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:25:47 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: "Daniel O'Connor" Message-ID: <20050228022547.GA49848@thought.org> References: <20050226110651.0a20301b.gstewart@bonivet.net> <200502262241.38255.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> <20050226224246.GA85405@thought.org> <200502271136.44681.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200502271136.44681.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 18 years of service to the Unix community User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i cc: Gary Kline cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org cc: Godwin Stewart Subject: Re: Xorg 6.8.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 02:26:05 -0000 On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 11:36:43AM +1030, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 09:12, Gary Kline wrote: > > > How about adjusting the configuration then? > > > > There is utterly no xorg.conf file; the xorg probes > > set the resolution to the max (1600x1200), and the > > display `quivers' --for lack of a better word. So far > > my attemps with xorgcfg and xorgconfig work with > > startx only. And the display is off-center (leftward). > > Try (as root) > X -configure > cp /root/xorg.conf /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xorg.conf > Then edit /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xorg.conf > > Look up the 'Section "Screen"' part and add 'DefaultDepth 24' in it then edit > the Modes line to have the resolution you want there. > > FYI X.Org should have just used your XF86-4 config file by default. > XF86Config bombed instantly, even with startx. This afternoon after hours of testing one-change-at-a-time I found that the DefaultDepth of 8 is at least one thing that bombs. 24 works, but the max size with "X -pconfigure"s xorg.conf only 1152x863(?). A DefaultDepth of 16 gives me 1880x1024, which is what works best for here. I'm still having troubl getting the Horz and Vert sync numbers right. This is probably why the GUI apps "quiver" whenever I try anything. My CRT is trying to tell me something when going blank by printing error message about "INVALID SYNC" and so on. _So_ is there any tool that will auto-configure the horizontal/vertical ranges? I didn't see xvidtune in the X11R6 bin directory, but don't think it had this capability. (FWIW, my tube is a Hitachi SuperScan Eltire751.) gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix