Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:52:56 -0500 From: Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net> Cc: freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: Resolution: Only 640x480 Resolution Available After Upgrade Message-ID: <4401EAF8.5080209@gti.net> In-Reply-To: <43FE96D9.9010704@gti.net> References: <20060224044356.435A74504C@ptavv.es.net> <43FE96D9.9010704@gti.net>
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Bob Perry wrote: > Kevin Oberman wrote: >>> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:31:26 -0500 >>> From: Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net> >>> Sender: owner-freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org >>> >>> This message was run in another mailing list with no resolution. >>> Thought I'd try it in the gnome list. >>> >>> Any suggestions are welcome. >>> >>> Thnx, >>> Bob >>> >>> -------- Original Message -------- >>> Subject: Only 640x480 Resolution Available After Upgrade >>> Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:33:09 -0500 >>> From: Bob Perry <rperry@gti.net> >>> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org >>> >>> I'm running FreeBSD RELEASE 5.4 and recently upgraded my xorg port. Ran >>> into several problems since then, one of which included loss of >>> available screen resolution modes. Prior to the upgrade, I ran at >>> 1024x768. Following the upgrade, 640x480 is the only mode available. I >>> had a bad day with the upgrade so I assume I did something wrong/stupid. >>> >>> Regardless, my xorg.conf file reflects the following: >>> Section "Screen" >>> Identifier "Screen0" >>> Device "Card0" >>> Monitor "Monitor0" >>> DefaultDepth 24 >>> Subsection "Display" >>> Viewport 0 0 >>> Depth 24 >>> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" >>> EndSubSection >>> EndSection >>> >>> I don't believe the file changed and question where else can I look to >>> troubleshoot the problem? >> >> There are lots of things that can effect this. Monitor definition is most >> significant. The first thing to look at is your /var/log/Xorg.0.log >> file. It's long and lots of it is not relevant, but it contains a rather >> long section detailing the selection of the display resolution and the >> monitor and card capability. >> >> I quick thing to try is to rename your configuration and starting >> Xorg. It will generate its configuration by probing the system and >> usually does quite well. > I'll try that. This problem occurred just after a portupgrade so I > thought it might be a problem with the xorg upgrade. > > thnx much, As recommended, I reconfigured the xorg file in X11 and things are back to normal. The new config file was quite different from prior one, however. Never realized I needed to update it. Thnx, Bob
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