From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 24 19:54:27 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF92516A444 for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:54:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout2.cac.washington.edu (mxout2.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C67B43D46 for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:54:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.33.9]) by mxout2.cac.washington.edu (8.13.4+UW05.04/8.13.4+UW05.09) with ESMTP id j9OJsQYx002732 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:54:27 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [128.208.7.167] (pinocchio.dyn.cs.washington.edu [128.208.7.167]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.4+UW05.04/8.13.4+UW05.09) with ESMTP id j9OJsQSK031295 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT) for ; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:54:26 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v734) In-Reply-To: References: <20051024164538.GA23846@ayvali.org> <20051024191152.04bfe691.dick@nagual.st> <57d710000510241025i53e77acid186e4d21b3624e1@mail.gmail.com> <20051024182157.GD23846@ayvali.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <47A53027-FCB3-4F6A-9B56-49CD9BDE88F8@u.washington.edu> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Garrett Cooper Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:54:25 -0700 To: FreeBSD Questions X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.734) X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __HAS_X_MAILER 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __PORN_PHRASE_15_0 0, __SANE_MSGID 0' Subject: Re: setting up X -- under VMWare? 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: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:54:28 -0000 On Oct 24, 2005, at 12:24 PM, Teo De Las Heras wrote: > Let us know the steps you go through...I'm interested in doing this > as well. > Teo > > On 10/24/05, N.J. Thomas wrote: > >> >> * pete wright [2005-10-24 10:25:46 -0700]: >> >>> On 10/24/05, dick hoogendijk wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> What monitor/video card parameters should I supply for XFree86-4 >>>>> configuration? That of my real monitor/video card or some virtual >>>>> VMWare one? >>>>> >>>> >>>> What I always do is run a knoppix live CD under vmware. The >>>> generated Xorg.conf is absolutely great. >>>> >>> >>> err except that I think the default X server for 4.x is still >>> XF86 not >>> x.org >>> >> >> That's fine...we can figure the X.org to XF86 >> translation >> if it works >> correctly. >> >> Trying it now... >> >> Thomas >> >> -- >> N.J. Thomas >> njt@ayvali.org >> Etiamsi occiderit me, in ipso sperabo Remembering my unix windows via vmware experience, I would think that vmware would run its own special video card, while the monitor refresh rate would be for your actual monitor possibly. -Garrett