Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 00:09:26 -0500 From: Vulpes Velox <v.velox@vvelox.net> To: "Richard Pantoliano, Jr." <rpantol0@binghamton.edu> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to get 1024x768 Resolution in X Message-ID: <20041006000926.3227372b@vixen42.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net> In-Reply-To: <41634920.4080601@binghamton.edu> References: <41634920.4080601@binghamton.edu>
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On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 21:23:44 -0400
"Richard Pantoliano, Jr." <rpantol0@binghamton.edu> wrote:
> I am running 5.3BETA7 with X.org 6.7 on a Gateway 400vtx. I can
> never seem to get X to run at 1024x768.
>
> I am thinking that it is the driver that is the problem. The laptop
>
> uses Intel 852MG integrated video. I set i810 as the driver when
> configuring X, but it still starts up at 800x600. I think that it
> is the driver because I have been able to get 1024x768 resolution
> using a live-on-CD linux distro. I took the config file for X from
> it and used it for various distros of linux and for FreeBSD on my
> laptop, and none of the others have been able to run in 800x600.
> Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!
Could you post your x config?
Two things I would suggest checking is your monitor and screen
sections.
Not for a quick run down of these parts of the config files....
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0" <-- this is the screen name
Device "Card0" <-- card it uses
Monitor "Monitor0" <-- monitor it uses
DefaultDepth 24 <-- defualt depth
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
"640x480" "640x400" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240" "320x200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
"640x480" "640x400" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240" "320x200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
"640x480" "640x400" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240" "320x200"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
"640x480" "640x400" "512x384" "400x300" "320x240" "320x200"
EndSubSection EndSection
In it you will see the subsections labled Display. These will contain
two sets of variables; depth and mode. The mode contians resolutions
for that depth.
You will need to make sure the resolution you want is in the depth you
want. The defualt depth should be clearly noticeable above there.
Now for the monitor section...
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 31.5 - 82.0
VertRefresh 60.0 - 90.0
EndSection
IIRC comment HorixSync and VertRefresh will cause it to defualt to
DPMS, which should be supported on all newer monitors, but if it is
not, this needs to be set manually. I suggest using the xorgcfg
-textmode for that... atleast I use that since I never remember what
would be sane for horizsync...
man xorg.conf should provide more info :)
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