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From: Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org>
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Subject: Re: Anyone managed to install FreeBSD on a laptop?
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 01:19:07 -0400
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On Saturday 06 October 2001 23:47, Keith Spencer wrote:

>
> > That said, switching video modes on a laptop is a
> > ridiculous exercise; unlike
> > a CRT, an LCD display has fixed pixel positions, and
> > lower resolution modes
> > are either simulated with resampling (looks awful)
> > or by just darkening the
> > output pixels (shrinks the display).  So there's
> > little poin . . ..
>
> Well yes there is, because X picks the first config
> that works and that is 620x400 at 8 bits...it looks
> crap! The laptop screen looks best (Toshiba 2510cds
> Satellite) at 800x600 24 bit
> Thanks though
> Keith


Ah.  Well, the better solution to that is to edit your XF86Config file so 
that it starts up in the correct video mode.  Just list the right one first.

Otherwise you'd have to switch video modes every time you start up, and that 
would get darn tiresome.

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