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Date:      Sat, 6 May 2000 23:03:27 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Brennan W Stehling <brennan@offwhite.net>
To:        Farhana Pethani <f.pethani@bigpond.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: your mail
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005062259320.69002-100000@home.offwhite.net>
In-Reply-To: <000801bfb7d0$92db7640$2623fea9@win98>

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Try using the script at ...

/stand/sysinstall

Select Configure->XFree86

There is a graphical configuration tool which is pretty helpful.  You can
use this instead of doing it manually.  If you have a somewhat working X
configuration this will help you fix it up to get it to where you want it
to be.

It helps to know your monitors sync rates and your card type.  Run through
it until you get a working configuration that you like.

Perhaps in the near future there will be a tool that is even easier to
use, but this works with some mucking around.


Brennan Stehling - web developer and sys admin
projects: www.greasydaemon.com | www.onmilwaukee.com | www.sncalumni.com

Microsoft: Will you get a macro virus today?

On Sun, 7 May 2000, Farhana Pethani wrote:

> hey
> 
> 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:
> 
> "No "Display" subsection for default depth 8"
> 
> My video card is a SiS 620 which is supported by FreeBSD v.4.0
> Hope you can help.
> 
> - FP.
> 



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