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From: Bruce Burden <brucegb@realtime.net>
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Subject: Re: XF86 4.0 configuration
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> 
> I'm having major problems with configuring X for FreeBSD. First of all
> the colours is at like 8bpps or something and the desktop is larger than
> my actual 15" screen. When i tried to edit the XF86Config file manually
> and removed the 8bpps, I got an error messaging saying:
> 
	Here is part of my configuration:

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier   "Monitor0"
        VendorName   "Nokia"
        ModelName    "Multigraph 445Xpro"
        HorizSync    30-121.0
        VertRefresh  50-150
        ModeLine     "1280x1024" 181.75 1280 1400 1528 1768 1024 1031 1046 1104
								-hsync -vsync
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier    "Screen0"
        Device        "NVidia Riva TNT"
        Monitor       "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth  16
        Option        "DPMS"
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     8
                Modes     "1280x1024"
        EndSubSection 
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     15
                Modes     "1280x1024"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     16
                Modes     "1280x1024"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
                Modes     "1280x1024"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     32
                Modes     "1280x1024"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

	Since I only run the 1280x1024, that is the only resolution info in
   my configuration. The resolution is why your desktop is larger than your
   15" screen, probably! If you check, it is very likely your default is
   640x420 or so. I would say go ahead and remove the resolutions you do
   not want.

	As for color depth, you need to add the DefaultDepth parameter to
   your configuration file, or change the default to something other than
   8 bpp.

								Bruce



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