From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 31 01:52:09 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFF1216A4CE for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 01:52:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from pimout3-ext.prodigy.net (pimout3-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.63.102]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B70D43D49 for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 01:52:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from julian@elischer.org) Received: from [192.168.1.102] (adsl-216-100-134-143.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [216.100.134.143])j0V1q5oC054602; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 20:52:07 -0500 Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:52:04 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer X-X-Sender: julian@localhost To: "Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH" In-Reply-To: <200501302046.26724.allbery@ece.cmu.edu> Message-ID: <20050130175036.Q3903@localhost> References: <20050131013558.40AB516A4CF@hub.freebsd.org> <200501302046.26724.allbery@ece.cmu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Inspiron 7500 vs x.org server X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 01:52:10 -0000 On Sun, 30 Jan 2005, Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote: > On Sunday 20 Shvat 5765 20:35, Julian Elischer wrote: >>> It's a VESA mode + 0x100, expressed in decimal. 793 = 0x319 = >>> 1280x1024x15bit. >>> >>> If you can determine the actual video mode needed, it might be possible >>> to use vidcontrol to set it before running the server. >> >> The actual mode is 792.. what is that? > > http://rampex.ihep.su/Linux/linux_howto/html/tutorials/mini/Vesafb-5.html > (blame google; I'm sure there are closer links...) > > 792 is VESA 1024x768x24bit. > this is odd because the display is 1400 x 1050