From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 1 16:25:33 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 978F8106564A for ; Sat, 1 Jan 2011 16:25:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F5BC8FC0A for ; Sat, 1 Jan 2011 16:25:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p01GPTm6092978; Sat, 1 Jan 2011 09:25:29 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) with ESMTP id p01GPTl7092975; Sat, 1 Jan 2011 09:25:29 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2011 09:25:29 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: "Michael D. Norwick" In-Reply-To: <4D1E9A62.1040502@centurytel.net> Message-ID: References: <4D1E9A62.1040502@centurytel.net> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.6 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:25:29 -0700 (MST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP 2010i 1600x900 screen sizing issue - PCBSD 8.1 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: Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:25:33 -0000 On Fri, 31 Dec 2010, Michael D. Norwick wrote: > I bought a new HP 2010i LCD monitor that is supposed to give me 1600x900 > resolution at 60 Hz to replace a generic 19" C.R.T. monitor that did > 1024x768. The machine has an ATI Radeon video card and I am using a V.G.A. > cable not H.D.M.I. I reconfigured my /etc/xorg.conf using Xorg --configure. > I was given the full screen at 1600x900 resolution at the next reboot but > then while trying to adjust some monitor settings such as Power Saver and > Sleep Timer the screen adjusted to the right and will not center. Adjusting > the horizontal control to '0' (full left?) will not center the display. ... > Section "Monitor" > #DisplaySize 440 250 # mm > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "HWP" > ModelName "HP 2010" > HorizSync 24.0 - 83.0 > VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 > Option "DPMS" > EndSection For a start, remove or comment out the HorizSync and VertRefresh lines.