Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:19:28 +0200 From: "=?UTF-8?Q?Jos=C3=A9_P=C3=A9rez_Arauz?=o" <fbl@aoek.com> To: Jin Guojun <jguojun@sbcglobal.net>, "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to configure a desired screen resolution Message-ID: <20141016111338.M18064@beckpeccoz.com> In-Reply-To: <1413414700.93082.YahooMailNeo@web180904.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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Hi,
I had exactly the same issue and solved modifying xorg.conf with this:
1) add
Option "PreferredMode" "1600x900"
to your "Monitor" section
2) make sure you have
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1600x900"
EndSubSection
in your "Screen" section.
Cheers,
On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:11:40 -0700, Jin Guojun wrote
> The latest xorg 1.7.7 seems too smart to configure. It always uses
> what it thinks and ignores what xorg.conf file tells to do.
>
> I am using Vesa driver on 8.4-R / 10.1-RC amd kernel on the same
> hardware (ASUS A88XM-A motherboard) and experienced this difficulty.
>
> Two monitors: one has 1600x900 resolution and the other has
> 1920x1080 res. When attaching 1600x900 monitor to the system, xorg-
> 1.7.7 X server configures the screen as 1600x900, which is nice and
> it is what I wanted. When connecting 1920x1080 monitor to the system,
> X server configures screen as 1920x1080, which is correct, but is
> will not give 1600x900 resolution regardless if the Modes "1600x900"
> is in Screen section in xorg.conf file.
>
> If attaching both monitors to the system, then both monitors will be
> configured as 1600x900, thus both monitors are capable to work in
> 1600x900 resolution.
>
> Now, how to tell (force) X server to use 1600x900 resolution for the
> 1920x1080 monitor?
>
> -Jin
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José Pérez Arauzo
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