Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 14:14:41 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Jeff Reed <jreed@BSDI.COM> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: X11 Screen width short by 1.5" on laptop Message-ID: <19980220141441.08488@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980219201619.27321A-100000@corp.BSDI.COM>; from Jeff Reed on Thu, Feb 19, 1998 at 08:22:47PM -0700 References: <19980220132643.40436@freebie.lemis.com> <Pine.BSI.3.95.980219201619.27321A-100000@corp.BSDI.COM>
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On Thu, 19 February 1998 at 20:22:47 -0700, Jeff Reed wrote: > On Fri, 20 Feb 1998, Greg Lehey wrote: > >> Oops. I forgot to tell you that you need to switch to the second >> resolution with ctrl-alt-keypad+. This may be difficult to find on a >> laptop. Try replacing the line with: >> >> Modes "800x600" >> >>> Also tried changing the Modeline line to: >>> >>> Modeline "800x600" 25.18 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 >> >> No, it can't. The label in "" is just a name. The real resolution is >> in the numbers that follow: see the 640 and 480 in there? Don't let >> the 800 confuse you: the resolutions are in the 2nd and 6th numbers. > > Changed first the "Mode" lines, then the Modeline line. In both cases it > fails with: > > (--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named "800x600"] OK. Reconfigure X and tell it you have an 800x600 mode. Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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