Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 10:59:01 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: High-resolution displays Message-ID: <19970905105901.09121@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199709041536.IAA00947@austin.polstra.com>; from John Polstra on Thu, Sep 04, 1997 at 08:36:00AM -0700 References: <199709041536.IAA00947@austin.polstra.com>
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On Thu, Sep 04, 1997 at 08:36:00AM -0700, John Polstra wrote: > I want to set up a laptop running FreeBSD to use when I'm working out > of town. My main use for it will probably be to connect to my office > network using PPP and access my e-mail. I want to run X11 on it, and > I'd like to have 1024x768 or better resolution (ideally), or at least > 800x600. I need it to have an ethernet interface too, for when I'm > at home. I don't care about CD-ROM drives or any sort of multimedia. > (If the rest of my life went by without another computer blinking or > beeping at me, I'd be a happy guy.) Battery life isn't too important > since I envision using the machine from a hotel room most of the time. > Price is less important to me than getting the features I want. > > I searched through the mailing list archives, but found very few > reports of 1024x768 success. I'd appreciate some recommendations for > machines that will work well at that resolution, if there are any. I'm using 1024x768 on my AcerNote Lite (the one which had problems with PAO) with no problems at all. I find that simultaneous display both on the LCD and a monitor doesn't work, but then, the LCD only does 640x480 anyway. > Also, is the hi-res laptop support generally better in the Xaccel > server than in XFree86? I'm using XFree86. I wouldn't call 1024x768 Hi-Res, anyway. At home I run two-headed with XAccel. One monitor is 1280x1024, the other 1600x1200. By comparison, 1024x768 looks really low-res. BTW, a tip for those who, like me, often find themselves in a strange office removing the peripherals from a Microsloth box to connect to your laptop: I'm astounded how many monitors out there still can't do 1024x768 non-interlaced. Most will do it interlaced, however. I set the horizontal frequency limit to 36 kHz, and XFree86 does interlace for me. Greg
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