Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 05:09:45 +0100 From: Ian J Greely <ian@tirnanog.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <v2r9hsscuri4psmifhlsd85c54dljq8434@4ax.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005062259320.69002-100000@home.offwhite.net> References: <000801bfb7d0$92db7640$2623fea9@win98> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005062259320.69002-100000@home.offwhite.net>
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The SiS card do not work with the graphical configuration tools to my knowledge. regards, Ian On Sat, 6 May 2000 23:03:27 -0500 (CDT), you wrote: >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 >>=20 >> 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: >>=20 >> "No "Display" subsection for default depth 8" >>=20 >> My video card is a SiS 620 which is supported by FreeBSD v.4.0 >> Hope you can help. >>=20 >> - FP. >>=20 > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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