Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 16:46:44 -0800 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP 2010i 1600x900 screen sizing issue - PCBSD 8.1 Message-ID: <20110103004644.GB3398@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=ZpUJaBg7AvHywWWvdXf8q%2BqaJ7T21ZgUpAefE@mail.gmail.com> References: <4D1E9A62.1040502@centurytel.net> <AANLkTi=ZpUJaBg7AvHywWWvdXf8q%2BqaJ7T21ZgUpAefE@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Quoth Adam Vande More on Sunday, 02 January 2011: > On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Michael D. Norwick <mnorwick@centurytel.net > > wrote: > > > Happy New Year! > > > > 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. > > > > The easiest thing to do is to simply start X without xorg.conf present. It > will automatically run with highest settings your devices are capable of. > > mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.old > restart X > > -- > Adam Vande More > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Not always. On my laptop, Xorg wouldn't even run without specifying refresh rates. But in general, that's a good place to start. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips.com [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNIRx0AAoJEIpckszW26+R6moH/RysdEgfIb/j4sPmB+08Y9v7 xtE6gnQfA0yG9LWBFDJb+6v+37W6RIWsDdxuhEWydGod3WyX0AmSEflL8HuaGLDH aNUIS0Hp+kU9BivAuU/mFPOtCKTdWhGQ25UNG79ZP4GPNgC+v5YyLmjU4IZn61wy 3hcpS2QiMk+tMuMo9HXb+zTXFGy10MdihYraeSx/cUwm6nXuqPzeKtVqUKvyD6e/ AhGvAKVp60EFGOhktFr2Ow3xNTWyghLWTMR6LHWDjTZzHFA7yrWV3+FbxYDWQvVZ caKew0lr08bOR3KpscXVHVHr5HNDVg3s3mMJ3v5WfM/PbH+p+pkxyJCRZl8L1uY= =+RDy -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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