From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 30 04:46:58 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9921216A4A0 for ; Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:46:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0003A43D46 for ; Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:46:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 29104 invoked from network); 30 Oct 2006 15:46:56 +1100 Received: from andromeda.lef.com.au (HELO localhost) (210.8.93.2) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 30 Oct 2006 15:46:56 +1100 Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:46:48 +1100 From: Norberto Meijome To: "Sherry Zhang" Message-ID: <20061030154648.32a935d2@localhost> In-Reply-To: <68bfdc900610292008y7bf93e77wcbaa1b3a64e0cae7@mail.gmail.com> References: <68bfdc900610291737r16be5b6cqe203e3bf10adc3c8@mail.gmail.com> <200610291947.54965.lane@joeandlane.com> <68bfdc900610291808v3f29f5d6rc025b42f29c6704e@mail.gmail.com> <200610292038.57225.lane@joeandlane.com> <68bfdc900610292008y7bf93e77wcbaa1b3a64e0cae7@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.5.2 (GTK+ 2.10.6; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: question on my screen resolution X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:46:58 -0000 On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:08:35 +0800 "Sherry Zhang" wrote: > but actually I think it _is_ a problem of freebsd. > when I use Debian GNU/Linux operating system without the ATI fglrx driver > installed, > I use the similar xorg.conf [remove the Modes "1280x800" and Modeline] and > add Virtual 1280 800 and everything works file. > but I try the same method in freebsd, only to find it failed to work. Sherry, try this : stop your X server, make a backup of your xorg.conf file, then from a VT, as root, run xorgcf you *should* be able to test on real time the resolutions that you can get to. I am assuming, of course , that your monitor DOES handle that resolution... _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding." Justice Louis D. Brandeis I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.