From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 7 11:02:13 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2405216A4CE for ; Sun, 7 Dec 2003 11:02:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from stork.mail.pas.earthlink.net (stork.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.188]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40C5D43FF2 for ; Sun, 7 Dec 2003 11:02:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tlippert362@earthlink.net) Received: from h-68-167-251-37.sttnwaho.dynamic.covad.net ([68.167.251.37] helo=earthlink.net) by stork.mail.pas.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AT4AT-0003vJ-00; Sun, 07 Dec 2003 11:02:09 -0800 Message-ID: <410-2200312071921890@earthlink.net> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: EarthLink MailBox 2004.0.129.0 (Windows) From: "Thomas Lippert" To: mnslinky@yahoo.com Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 11:02:01 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-ELNK-Trace: 625d29a59f1650c0639187bea36fa3069ef193a6bfc3dd4895acbdd82633f726f67b3f855e90ca6d5bff31af8927e75a350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Resolution problems in x and CLI X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: tlippert362@earthlink.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 19:02:13 -0000 on Dec 2003 22:03:14 -0800 (PST) Minnesota Slinky wrote: >Hello all, >I’ve got a couple of questions regarding resolutions. >First, is there a way to increase/decrease the >resolution of the CLI interface? I’ve got a laptop >that only seems to use the center 1/3 of the screen, >I’m thinking 640x480, where my native resolution is >1024x768. Personally i had to turn on the bios to what was called LCD expansion doesn't effect the real resolution but it does scale the display. I couldn't change the resolution of the console, though it is in general possible. >My next question refers to xfree86. Part of my log >file seems to indicate X is running at 640x480, and >another seems to indicate 1024x768. Is there a way I >can test this for sure? Try adding a modes "1024x768" under one of the color depths sections and a default depth to point to that depth. >TIA >Eric F Crist >President >AdTech Integrated Systems, Inc >(612) 998-3588 ----------------------------- Hope that helps, Thomas $clever_quote = $quote + $cleverness