From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 12 19:05:42 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15AA3106566C for ; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:05:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFE8F8FC0A for ; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:05:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nBCJ5fsn016338; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:05:41 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id nBCJ5eP8016335; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:05:40 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:05:40 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: Diego Montalvo In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.3 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:05:41 -0700 (MST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reinstalling Video Driver in 8.0-RELEASE.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:05:42 -0000 On Sat, 12 Dec 2009, Diego Montalvo wrote: > I have successfully upgraded 7.1-RELEASE TO 8.0-RELEASE and have > successfully installed XFCE and Opera etc on VirtualBox 3.0.x... The > issue is that at time of FreeBSD installation, I forgot to set my > (Virtualbox) video card with 3D acceleration and with a good amount of > memory. > > I have re-adjusted the Virtualbox settings with 3D acceleration and > 64MB of memory. XFCE is currently running at 800x600 resolution, but > does not give me an option for any larger resolution. How do I go > about reconfiguring my video card in FreeBSD 8.0, so I can run XFCE at > 1280x720? No experience with VirtualBox, but resolution is a function of the monitor. If VirtualBox doesn't pass the real monitor's resolution through to the emulated machine or let you set a size for an emulated monitor, you'll have to set it in xorg.conf. Probably with entries in both Monitor and Screen sections. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA