Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 22:44:36 +0100 From: Chris Whitehouse <chris@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: a problem setting screen resolution with Xorg-6.9.0 Message-ID: <44E8D7C4.2070806@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20060820171052.BTA30773@ms1.nss.udel.edu> References: <20060820171052.BTA30773@ms1.nss.udel.edu>
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carl@UDel.Edu wrote:
> Fellow FreeBSDers,
>
> I originally sent this to FreeBSD-X11, but this may be a more appropriate venue.
>
> I have recently installed FreeBSD 6.1 on a Pentium III box, using an NVidia
> GeForce 2 GTS card and a CTX PL9 monitor. Running "X -configure" as root
> generates the file xorg.conf.new, and then running "X -config xorg.conf.new",
> pulls up a generic X screen with a resolution of 1600x1200. I go in and modify
> the xorg.conf.new file to make the default resolution 1280x1024, and rerun
> "X -config xorg.conf.new", but the resolution is still 1600x1200. This is a
> wonderful resolution, but it makes everything rather small, and the icons are
> difficult to see. I am obviously setting something wrong, but I do not know what
> it is. Might anyone have any suggestions. I really would rather have the
> resolution be 1280x1024. Thanks for your help!
>
>
> Carl
>
> The following is the file xorg.conf.new:
>
...
...
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Screen0"
> Device "Card0"
> Monitor "Monitor0"
> SubSection "Display"
> Viewport 0 0
> Depth 24
> Modes "1280x1024"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
Try this
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Chris
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