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Date:      Sun, 11 Nov 2001 23:16:08 -0500
From:      Angelo Felix <angelo@blackwater.dynip.com>
To:        matthew@starbreaker.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Video too Big for the Monitor
Message-ID:  <3BEF4D08.2000504@blackwater.dynip.com>
References:  <3BEEEE93.9000802@blackwater.dynip.com> <20011112005852.12D64240C9@IMGate1.cshore.com> <01111115013400.01007@dancer.blackwater.dynip.com> <20011112014536.CFA752411B@IMGate1.cshore.com>

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If i go anywhere  outside my VGA 16 color setting , the screen gets over 
sized

My Version is 4.3 ( i had originally said 4.1)  I noticed theres a 4.4 
out  , maybe 4.4 has the updates for the drivers?

I also saw where there is a newer

Matthew Graybosch wrote:

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>Angelo, why do you have four different "Screen" sections in your 
>XF86Config file? Also, you need to use "DefaultDepth" not 
>"DefaultColorDepth". Here's the "Screen" section from my XF86Config:
>
>Section "Screen"
>	Identifier "Screen0"
>	Device     "Card0"
>	Monitor    "Monitor0"
>	DefaultDepth 24
>	SubSection "Display"
>		Depth     8
>	EndSubSection	SubSection "Display"
>		Depth     16
>	EndSubSection	SubSection "Display"
>		Depth     24
>	EndSubSection
>EndSection
>
>Since I'm not specifying a resolution, X is driving my display at 
>the highest resolution it can handle, 1920x1440 and doing so with 24 
>bit color.
>
>In the meantime, try commenting out all the "Screen" sections but 
>the "accel" section, and using "DefaultDepth" instead of 
>"DefaultColorDepth". Good luck!
>- -- 
>Matthew Graybosch
>http://www.starbreaker.net
>"This message has been satirized for your protection."
>
>PS: I think you forgot to CC your last message to the list, which 
>means that I'm the only one with a copy of your XF86Config to pore 
>over.
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