a problem setting screen resolution with Xorg-6.9.0
Derek Ragona
derek at computinginnovations.com
Mon Aug 21 15:55:44 UTC 2006
Run the text based xorgconfig and interactively set the values you want.
-Derek
At 04:12 PM 8/20/2006, carl at UDel.Edu wrote:
>Fellow FreeBSDers,
>
>I originally sent this to FreeBSD-X11, but this may be a more appropriate
>venue.
>
>I have recently installed FreeBSD 6.1 on a Pentium III box, using an
>NVidia GeForce 2 GTS card and a CTX PL9 monitor. Running "X -configure"
>as root generates the file xorg.conf.new, and then running "X -config
>xorg.conf.new", pulls up a generic X screen with a resolution of
>1600x1200. I go in and modify the xorg.conf.new file to make the default
>resolution 1280x1024, and rerun "X -config xorg.conf.new", but the
>resolution is still 1600x1200. This is a wonderful resolution, but it
>makes everything rather small, and the icons are difficult to see. I am
>obviously setting something wrong, but I do not know what it is. Might
>anyone have any suggestions. I really would rather have the resolution be
>1280x1024. Thanks for your help!
>
>
>Carl
>
>The following is the file xorg.conf.new:
>
>Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "X.org Configured"
> Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>EndSection
>
>
>Section "Files"
> RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
>EndSection
>
>
>Section "Module"
> Load "dbe"
> Load "dri"
> Load "extmod"
> Load "glx"
> Load "record"
> Load "xtrap"
> Load "freetype"
> Load "type1"
>EndSection
>
>
>Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Keyboard0"
> Driver "kbd"
>EndSection
>
>
>Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Mouse0"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Protocol" "auto"
> Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
>EndSection
>
>
>Section "Monitor"
> #DisplaySize 360 270 # mm
> Identifier "Monitor0"
> VendorName "CTX"
> ModelName "3700"
> ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
> HorizSync 30.0 - 95.0
> VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
> Option "DPMS"
>EndSection
>
>
>Section "Device"
> ### Available Driver options are:-
>
>### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
> ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
> ### [arg]: arg optional
> #Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
> #Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
> #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
> #Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
> #Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
> #Option "Rotate" # [<str>]
> #Option "VideoKey" # <i>
> #Option "FlatPanel" # [<bool>]
> #Option "FPDither" # [<bool>]
> #Option "CrtcNumber" # <i>
> #Option "FPScale" # [<bool>]
> #Option "FPTweak" # <i>
> Identifier "Card0"
> Driver "nv"
> VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
> BoardName "NV15 [GeForce2 GTS/Pro]"
> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
>EndSection
>
>
>Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Screen0"
> Device "Card0"
> Monitor "Monitor0"
> SubSection "Display"
> Viewport 0 0
> Depth 24
> Modes "1280x1024"
> EndSubSection
>EndSection
>
>
>
>
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