From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 16 23:27:39 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F33971065670 for ; Fri, 16 May 2008 23:27:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpalmer@freebsd.org) Received: from noop.in-addr.com (in-addr.broker.freenet6.net [IPv6:2001:5c0:8fff:fffe::214d]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE2298FC18 for ; Fri, 16 May 2008 23:27:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpalmer@freebsd.org) Received: from gjp by noop.in-addr.com with local (Exim 4.54 (FreeBSD)) id 1Jx9Ks-000OmS-43; Fri, 16 May 2008 19:27:38 -0400 Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 19:27:38 -0400 From: Gary Palmer To: Zbigniew Baniewski Message-ID: <20080516232738.GA63463@in-addr.com> References: <20080510131932.GA5444@sarge.my.own.domain.no-net> <200805102123.22952.shoesoft@gmx.net> <20080510193445.GA6432@sarge.my.own.domain.no-net> <200805110923.40726.shoesoft@gmx.net> <20080511095201.GA5278@sarge.my.own.domain.no-net> <20080513003603.GA11033@in-addr.com> <20080513123930.GA10693@sarge.my.own.domain.no-net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080513123930.GA10693@sarge.my.own.domain.no-net> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD7/xorg/radeon: Section "Screen" totally ignored X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 23:27:40 -0000 On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 02:39:30PM +0200, Zbigniew Baniewski wrote: > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 08:36:03PM -0400, Gary Palmer wrote: > > > What version of xorg are you using on Linux and on FreeBSD? > > > > X -version > > > > should tell you > > Linux: > > X Window System Version 7.1.1 > Release Date: 12 May 2006 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1 > Build Operating System: UNKNOWN > Current Operating System: Linux sarge 2.6.25.2 #1 Fri May 9 14:02:28 CEST > 2008 i686 > Build Date: 24 January 2008 > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Module Loader present > > ==================== > FreeBSD (default X-server shipped with "official" 7.0): > > X.Org X Server 1.4.0 > Release Date: 5 September 2007 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > Build Operating System: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE i386 > Current Operating System: FreeBSD sarge.my.own.domain.no-net 7.0-RELEASE > FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #2: Sat Apr 19 20:53:27 CEST 2008 > root@sarge.my.own.domain.no-net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SARGE i386 > Build Date: 13 February 2008 05:50:12PM > > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Module Loader present > > > > I might have missed it in an earlier e-mail, but what resolution does > > FreeBSD come up in? > > > > xdpyinfo > > Highest available: 1280x1024 > > Under Linux I'm using 800x600 (on the "virtual screen" 1280x1024) I suspect what you're seeing is that X tries much harder now to give the best display on a given monitor. Older X's didn't really care much and did whatever the config file said. I don't have any old X installs lying around to prove that one way or the other unfortunately. Have you tried using xrandr ( /usr/ports/x11/xrandr ) to see if you can reduce the resultion? It'll probably even work from .xinitrc or .xsession /usr/local/bin/xrandr -mode 800x600 -fb 1280x1024 I think should do what you want. (note that this would be much better over on freebsd-x11 - this is an X problem, not a multimedia problem - Reply-to set appropriately) Gary