From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 3 14:57:01 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E51316A405; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 14:57:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mark@msen.com) Received: from shell.msen.com (msen.com [148.59.86.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3245C13C487; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 14:57:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mark@msen.com) X-Sent-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from [192.168.2.5] (c-69-136-128-110.hsd1.mi.comcast.net [69.136.128.110]) (authenticated bits=0) by shell.msen.com (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id l33EgkHM068822 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:42:47 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mark@msen.com) From: Mark Moellering Organization: Psyberation To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:42:36 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 References: <20070403021213.GA37267@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> In-Reply-To: <20070403021213.GA37267@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200704031042.37382.mark@msen.com> Received-SPF: Pass (sender authenticated); receiver=msen.com; client-ip=69.136.128.110; envelope-from= Received-SPF: Pass (sender authenticated); receiver=msen.com; client-ip=69.136.128.110; helo=[192.168.2.5] X-Milter: Spamilter (Reciever: shell.msen.com; Sender-ip: 69.136.128.110; Sender-helo: [192.168.2.5]; ) Cc: questions@freebsd.org, "Michael W. Lucas" Subject: Re: xorg resolution on new laptop X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: mark@msen.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:57:01 -0000 Michael, I am using a SGI-1600SW (1600 x 1024) and I have found that I must specify the HorizSync and VertRefresh values in the monitor setting of my xorg.conf to get it to work properly, even though all the docs say that it is supported using the GLINT R3 driver. Also, I am assuming you are using X 6.9 I have found a large number of problems when I tried using X 7.0 on Linux. Mark On Monday 02 April 2007 10:12 pm, Michael W. Lucas wrote: > Hi folks, > > I've scoured Google seeking wisdom, and found nothing except hordes of > Linux users whining about this same problem. FreeBSD users don't seem > to have this issue, except for me. Finally I have no choice but to > throw myself on your tender mercies. > > I've been going nuts trying to get 1440x900 resolution on my new > Toshiba P105. Any help anyone could offer would be greatly > appreciated. Xorg assures me that the 945GM video card is supported > by the i810 driver, provided I use the 915resolution program to set > the resolution before starting X. I run: > > /usr/local/bin/915resolution 3c 1440 900 > > to add the resolution 1440x900 to the video BIOS. 915resolution -l > now shows me: > > ... > Mode 3c : 1440x900, 8 bits/pixel > ... > Mode 4d : 1440x900, 16 bits/pixel > ... > Mode 5c : 1440x900, 32 bits/pixel > .. > > So, in theory 1440x900 should be available to the card. > > startx fails without a config file, so I let it create one and tweaked > in based on gossip, rumour, and innuendo I've uncovered in three days > of Web searching. I get something that looks *about* like 1200x768, > but it's a far cry from 1440x900. > > pciconf -lv tells me: > > ... > vgapci0@pci0:2:0: class=0x030000 card=0xff311179 chip=0x27a28086 > rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Intel Corporation' > device = 'Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller' > class = display > subclass = VGA > vgapci1@pci0:2:1: class=0x038000 card=0xff311179 chip=0x27a68086 > rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Intel Corporation' > device = 'Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller' > class = display > ... > > Here's relevant stuff trimmed from my xorg.conf. > > -- > > Section "Module" > Load "extmod" > Load "glx" > Load "dri" > Load "dbe" > Load "record" > Load "xtrap" > Load "type1" > Load "freetype" > Load "i2c" > Load "bitmap" > Load "int10" > EndSection > > ... > > Section "Monitor" > #DisplaySize 370 230 # mm > Identifier "Monitor0" > VendorName "LPL" > ModelName "0" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > ### Available Driver options are:- > ### Values: : integer, : float, : "True"/"False", > ### : "String", : " Hz/kHz/MHz" > ### [arg]: arg optional > #Option "NoAccel" # [] > #Option "SWcursor" # [] > #Option "ColorKey" # > #Option "CacheLines" # > #Option "Dac6Bit" # [] > #Option "DRI" # [] > #Option "NoDDC" # [] > #Option "ShowCache" # [] > #Option "XvMCSurfaces" # > #Option "PageFlip" # [] > Identifier "Card0" > Driver "i810" > VendorName "Intel Corporation" > BoardName "Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller" > BusID "PCI:0:2:0" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Card0" > Monitor "Monitor0" > DefaultDepth 24 > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 1 > Modes "1440x900" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 4 > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 8 > Modes "1440x900" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 15 > Modes "1440x900" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 16 > Modes "1440x900" > EndSubSection > SubSection "Display" > Viewport 0 0 > Depth 24 > Modes "1440x900" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > Any ideas, anyone? > > Thanks, > ==ml