From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 29 01:18:31 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CB871065670 for ; Sun, 29 May 2011 01:18:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olivares14031@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f54.google.com (mail-bw0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC5B68FC13 for ; Sun, 29 May 2011 01:18:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz12 with SMTP id 12so3122268bwz.13 for ; Sat, 28 May 2011 18:18:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=fEq/lkAAxnakx0ndUYkccRA4VRLA2KP7Qws1mWsTopw=; b=WJgzrOSMJbXuKwDOdosBAM+3RqiB71afyVeH+mNRAQwUBckV/D2NPX5aGCEYbTsDYz DnCWJnDBpdIu7j9K8lpLP0tEuteq7EdySACOdEy36IxUZKuWkVHgpC6c5kg1F2CjJ185 eQuHUzkihzTVY00iiPvOxj9+iglaj6jcd6T3c= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=gkpadCxetxpgjwjQFy9hNqPDQ2t8Ghc0K+Cb5imfoAg2lHIuTDvpxOAJ1g56ilJqE5 Yf/qEmAyJuZI6CPZqeH+pHQlaS9xueBD1ATq/XxhNuJTDnaywdXPDFzlqzsfhBsvfudv TRQxhzqQjYIfFMjBgqo2FviiPEwnhfgp7H7P8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.83.212 with SMTP id g20mr2966655bkl.55.1306631909722; Sat, 28 May 2011 18:18:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.176.82 with HTTP; Sat, 28 May 2011 18:18:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 01:18:29 +0000 Message-ID: From: Antonio Olivares To: Warren Block Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Out of Range ..., troubleshoot xorg 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: Sun, 29 May 2011 01:18:31 -0000 On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 12:56 AM, Warren Block wrote: > On Sat, 28 May 2011, Antonio Olivares wrote: > >> I have a machine that was working fine with a flat panel monitor at >> work. =A0I brought the machine home to connect to a TV with PC input and >> I get Out of Range message. =A0X does not start. > > Remove the Modes setting in xorg.conf and let X figure it out based on th= e > monitor's EDID data. =A0For example, leaving out the Screen section entir= ely > has worked for me with monitors from 1024x768 up to 1920x1200 or so. > I have no Xorg.conf file and I try to generate it, it the process just hangs :(, # Xorg -configure and then test the /root/xorg.conf.new file with the given command returns Monitor out of Range. in the xorg.conf file, there is no Monitor Name and Monitor Model, the lines are empty with no HorizSync or VertRefresh. I try the same with a livecd(linux) and I don't get a HorizSync or VertRefresh settings either :( bash-4.1# cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep "Monitor" Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Monitor Model" Monitor "Monitor0" # xrandr -q returns bash-4.1# xrandr -q Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1360 x 768, maximum 4096 x 4096 VGA-1 connected 1360x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 930mm x 523mm 1360x768 60.0*+ 59.8 1024x768 60.0 800x600 60.3 640x480 60.0 I am looking to try a magical command sort of like xrandr 1360x768 ..... after logging in and then startx, after successfull, the command will be added to .bash_login which starts X automagicallly as configured before. Thanks Warren for helping me out. But my experiences with xrandr are limited. I knew how to troubleshoot with HorizSync and VertRefresh and add them to xorg.conf in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, but I don't appear to get any :( Regards, Antonio