Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 15:55:20 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Jeff Reed <jreed@BSDI.COM> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: X11 Screen width short by 1.5" on laptop Message-ID: <19980220155520.62333@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980219205925.27642A-100000@corp.BSDI.COM>; from Jeff Reed on Thu, Feb 19, 1998 at 09:04:18PM -0700 References: <19980220141441.08488@freebie.lemis.com> <Pine.BSI.3.95.980219205925.27642A-100000@corp.BSDI.COM>
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On Thu, 19 February 1998 at 21:04:18 -0700, Jeff Reed wrote: > On Fri, 20 Feb 1998, Greg Lehey wrote: > >> OK. Reconfigure X and tell it you have an 800x600 mode. > > Standard VGA 640x480 is what I started with. > Super VGA 800x600 Gave me the same results. What happened when you tried ctrl-alt-keypad+? > Super VGA 1024x768 & 800x600 and Extended Super VGA 800x600 & 640x480 > I also tried, just for fun. They gave me the entire screen (to look > at) but, The mouse pointer goes off the right and bottom edges of the > screen. Also, the usable parts of portions of the screen (even after > making the desktop scroll) are off the right and bottom edges of the > screen. I think it's time to determine just what the resolution of this display is. I was guessing at 800x600, since it's the next size after 640x480. What you're saying here suggests that this may not be the case. What does the manual say? > Many apologies for the hassles here. And I want to thank you for all > the assistance you have been giving me on this. You're welcome. Just out of interest, are you really running FreeBSD on this machine? What does Rob think of that? Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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