From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 17 21:17:03 2006 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 49C2716A400 for ; Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:17:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from thaenigma03@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com (bay102-dav5.bay102.hotmail.com [64.4.61.77]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBB9E43D46 for ; Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:17:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from thaenigma03@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:17:02 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 58.169.85.88 by BAY102-DAV5.phx.gbl with DAV; Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:17:00 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [58.169.85.88] X-Originating-Email: [thaenigma03@hotmail.com] X-Sender: thaenigma03@hotmail.com From: "Enigma" To: Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:17:42 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Apr 2006 21:17:02.0679 (UTC) FILETIME=[455FB670:01C66264] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: SOLVED: On-board video card config 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, 17 Apr 2006 21:17:03 -0000 Message: 1 Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 07:35:56 -0500 From: Kevin Kinsey Subject: Re: On-Board video card configuration. To: Enigma Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <44438BAC.9040505@daleco.biz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3DISO-8859-1; format=3Dflowed Enigma wrote: >I am fairly new to FreeBSD, and I have been having problems with my=20 >IBM Aptiva 2196-24A in getting the on-board video card configured with=20 >freeBSD. So i can run X window system at a decent resolution. All i can = >get to work is Standard VGA driver at 640x800 at 8bit. I have had this=20 >card working properly (win2k, ubuntu) so it is fully operational. The=20 >on-board chipset is SiS 540, and due to freeBSD not supporting this = with=20 >options in the config menu, how can i go about setting it up to work? > =20 > In no particular order, what about: 1. Tell us more about what you've tried. 2. Post your configuration file. 3. Read the documentation at the Xorg site, or the manpage(s). 4. Peruse /var/log/Xorg.*log files for clues. 5. Xorg -configure ? To hazard a guess, I'd suggest defining the proper Sync and Refresh rates for your monitor and setting up a better "screens" block with a higher resolution and bit depth. Here's part of one of my configuration files: -------------------------------------------------------- Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "ProView" ModelName "760N" Option "DPMS" HorizSync 35.0 - 70.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 120.0 EndSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" Modes "1600x1200" Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection --------------------------------------------------------- HTH, Kevin Kinsey I solved with problem by running standard VESA drivers from the = xorgconfig menu, this allowed me to run 1280x1024 at 24 bit depth = (havent tried higher, its on an older monitor). Thankyou for the help Kevin.