Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:07:28 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org> To: Jordan Evans <mindwalkernine@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: screen resolution configuraton Message-ID: <4899DA50.4050400@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <5b9f112b0808060933m10a6403fta504327218c8401c@mail.gmail.com> References: <5b9f112b0808060933m10a6403fta504327218c8401c@mail.gmail.com>
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Jordan Evans 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 This is a problem with a missing hostname. Make sure you've defined a hostname in /etc/rc.conf, then reboot. > > 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. I found http://freegnu.blogspot.com/2008/05/ubuntu-or-kubuntu-on-ibm-thinkpad-t21.html which had a sample xorg.conf for the T22. Joe -- Joe Marcus Clarke FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome
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