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From: "Karel J. Bosschaart" <karelj@wop21.wop.wtb.tue.nl>
To: Milan Salajka <ms@vol.cz>
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Subject: Re: vmware fullscreen
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On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 06:46:45PM +0200, Milan Salajka wrote:
> hi!
> 
> i've problem to run vmvare in fullscreen;
> i have freebsd 4.3, xfree86 4.1 a vmware 2.0.4;
> graphic card is rivatnt2.
> 
> guest system is win98 with installed vmware
> tools and graphic driver.
> 
> when i tried activate fullscreen, i received
> error:
> 
> > XFree86 direct graphics (DGA extension)
> > initialization failed. Can't switch...
> 
> and in log file is:
> 
> > Msg_Post Error: msg.gx_main.fullSccreenNotAvailable
> 
> do you have some ideas ?
>
You might check your /etc/X11/XF86Config for the line 
      Option    "omit xfree86-dga"   # don't initialise the DGA extension

and comment that line. (I think it's uncommented by default but it's too
long ago for me to remember)

However, I *never* succeeded with XFree86-4 to correctly use the fullscreen
mode; I'm getting a screen with the guest OS centered, rather than a switch
to the correct resolution (yes, I do have the Modes in my XF86Config). Well,
if you use the same resolution for the guest OS as you use in XFree86, it's
OK of course.

Karel.

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