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From: "Aaron Burke" <aburke@nullplusone.com>
To: "Robert L. Bostic" <neozulu@attbi.com>
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Subject: RE: Monitor & video configuration on a laptop
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On 
> Behalf Of Robert L. Bostic
> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 03:27 PM
> To: Freebsd-Questions
> Subject: Monitor & video configuration on a laptop
>
>
> I successfully installed FreeBSD 4.6 on a Sony PCG-FXA47 laptop.
> However,  I was unable to find a monitor and video card setting
> that will allow me to startx. Startx fails complaining of being
> unable to find a usable configuration. After several days of trial
> and error, I was compelled to give up and conclude that 4.6 has no
> monitor/video card settings compatible with my laptop. Does anyone
> know of a work around that I use? Thanks.

For starters, what is the model number of the video card? Who
makes it? Also, dont worry about the monitor definition. That is
generally not a problem at all.

> 
> Robert
> neozulu@attbi.com

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