Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:22:44 +0700 From: Erich Dollansky <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: tlug <tlug@ss.org>, David Tilbrook <dmtilbrook@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Attaching a monitor via vga Message-ID: <201206200922.44032.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <CAAPNFHQvB4fF0CUjiOPXwVmMfE0VcGPUHYAOP7Cw_As8HyqVDg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAAPNFHQvB4fF0CUjiOPXwVmMfE0VcGPUHYAOP7Cw_As8HyqVDg@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, On Wednesday 20 June 2012 07:52:58 David Tilbrook wrote: > I have a thinkpad t61p running freebsd9.0. The window size is 1680x1050 > -- a reasonable size -- but the screen itself is 38cm. (15") which is > irritatingly > small for my old eyes. > yeah, the age. > So I want to attach an external monitor via a vga cable, which I have been > doing with my RedHat thinkpad A31P for years. Do you still have access to the xorg.conf? Try to set a single configuration which only supports the native resolution of that screen. You also could have a test with a normal PC and the monitor. Erich
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