Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:05:22 -0500 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: "Jordan Evans" <mindwalkernine@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: screen resolution configuraton Message-ID: <op.ufg5q8wk9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> In-Reply-To: <5b9f112b0808060933m10a6403fta504327218c8401c@mail.gmail.com> References: <5b9f112b0808060933m10a6403fta504327218c8401c@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:33:09 -0500, Jordan Evans <mindwalkernine@gmail.com> wrote: > I like to test out new Linux distros. I bought the Linux Identity Kit, > FreeBSD 7.0 magazine and installed FreeBSD with the Gnome desktop > manager. My laptop display is 1280 x 1024, but gnome is displaying a > larger > resolution. I've tried set the screen resolution using > System->Preferences->Screen Resolution, but no resolutions show up in the > pop-up menu. I also recieve an error at that point. > > Error: An error occurred while loading or saving configuration > information > for gnome-display-properties. Some of your configuration settings may not > work properly. > > Error Details: Bad key or directory name: > "/desktop/gnome/screen//0/resolution": Can't have two slashes (/) in a > row It looks like you are missing hostname. http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q20 Cheers, Mezz > As a second option to attempt to fix this problem I used xorgconfig, but > my > model is not listed. I used defaults for the model. I heard LCD don't > have > refresh rates, nor is it listed in the online specs for my laptop, so I > just > gave it the widest range. I was unable to generate a xorg.conf file that > didn't cause safe mode to start up at boot. > > I don't know what else to try. > > My computer is a IBM T-22 with a TFT Active Matrix display, 24 bit. I > tried > getting more info on my display with dmesg(8), but I didn't see anything > usefull. -- mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org
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