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Date:      Sun, 19 Aug 2001 11:49:27 +0930
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "Timothy J . Luoma" <luomat@peak.org>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: New FBSD user w/ Dell Inspiron 7500 looking for other 7500 users
Message-ID:  <20010819114927.B77001@wantadilla.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <EIEJJDNOODKOCHBBKBIJGEHBCHAA.luomat@peak.org>; from luomat@peak.org on Sat, Aug 18, 2001 at 10:01:58PM -0400
References:  <EIEJJDNOODKOCHBBKBIJGEHBCHAA.luomat@peak.org>

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On Saturday, 18 August 2001 at 22:01:58 -0400, Timothy J. Luoma wrote:
>
> I've got Unix experience (NeXTStep) but not FreeBSD.  I d/l the 4.3 ISO file
> and installed off the CD.  I have logged in successfully, but that's all.
>
> The first thing I'd like to do is learn how to configure XFree86 to run
> 1400x1050.  I understand that if I screw this up I can damage the hardware,
> so I'm asking for help/pointers.

This shouldn't be a problem with XFree86 version 4.  I did the same
thing in October last year; take a look at
http://echunga.lemis.com/~grog/diary-oct2000.html#4 for details.

> Then I want to configure AfterStep ;-)

You're on your own there.

Greg
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