From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 21 19:42:58 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 21 19:42:55 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from pioneernet.net (pop3.pioneernet.net [208.240.196.25]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AB0637B400 for ; Thu, 21 Dec 2000 19:42:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from wiegand.org [208.194.173.26] by pioneernet.net with ESMTP (SMTPD32-6.05) id A27C256801E2; Thu, 21 Dec 2000 20:03:08 -0800 Sender: chip@FreeBSD.ORG Message-ID: <3A42CE4F.8C5DFDC@wiegand.org> Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 19:45:20 -0800 From: Chip X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE i386) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Tim McMillen Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Thanks Was: Re: Shared Display problem References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Tim McMillen wrote: > If you go through sysinstall and go to the configure option, it > will let you run xfree86setup and at the end you can choose to run > xvidtune. That will put it into your /etc/XF86Config file which will then > work that way each time. Yep, worked fine, thanks for the tip. -- Chip > Or you can put it into that file by hand, but I > don't know how. > > Tim > > On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, Chip wrote: > > > Thanks for all the suggestions. A kvm switch is on the way, but that has > > nothing to do with the problem at hand. > > Running xvidtune fixes the problem just fine, thankyou, except if I reboot, > > then I have to run it again. Maybe there is a file that the settings can be > > saved in? > > > > -- > > Chip > > > > > > Mike Batchelor wrote: > > > > > Hey Chip, > > > > > > if you want to avoid all that changing of monitor adjustments, open xvidtune > > > under > > > X, click on AUTO and adjust the left and right settings to your desire. > > > Then click NEXT for the next resolution. this should solve your problem > > > > > > Mike! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Otter" > > > To: "Chip" ; > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 2:49 AM > > > Subject: RE: Shared Display problem > > > > > > > Do you use one more than the other? Maybe you should just consider > > > > viewing both on one monitor. VNC is an option for going either way, or > > > > if you want to run NT, you can still get an X server up and do all > > > > your BSD work from that machine at the same time. I understand what a > > > > KVM does, but personally I think they're a pain in the ass (and prefer > > > > to live without one). > > > > -Otter > > > > > > > > > > > > }-----Original Message----- > > > > }From: chip@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:chip@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Chip > > > > }Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 12:22 AM > > > > }To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > }Subject: Shared Display problem > > > > } > > > > } > > > > }I have one monitor shared by two machines, this one - fbsd4.2, and a > > > > }winnt machine. When I use it with fbsd I get it all set so it is > > > > }centered > > > > }in the monitor, then when I change to NT I have to readjust > > > > }the monitor > > > > }settings to recenter it, then back again when I switch back to fbsd. > > > > }Is there a way to fix this perminantly? > > > > } > > > > }-- > > > > }Chip > > > > }www.wiegand.org > > > > } > > > > } > > > > } > > > > }To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > }with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message