Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:38:00 -0400 From: "Andresen,Jason R." <jandrese@mitre.org> To: "Person Roderick" <personrp@ccbh.com> Cc: "'questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: XFree86 4.0 Size problem. Message-ID: <39786048.DEC01367@mitre.org> References: <ABC15E2D8FBCD311B4A200805FA7D59BF32480@1upmc-msx6.isdip.upmc.edu>
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"Person, Roderick" wrote: > > I got Xfree86 4.0 to run on my no-name cirrus card. I even have correct > color depth. But I can't get the size to 800x600. It will only run in 640 x > 480, although it's fast clear and uses less memory, window maker isn't nice > at the resolution (at least on a 14' screen). I have tried to insert the > mode lines( Mode "800x600" "640x480") in the Screen section for the 16 bpp > subsection but no luck. Anyone have a clue or know where to look. I've tried > all the places I can think to look readme, mans info and even xfree86.org > but I can't seem to find anything on this topic for the 4.0 release A few possiblites: 1. Are you editing the right file? XFree4.0 sticks the configuration in /etc/X11/XF86Config instead of /etc/XF86Config. 2. Is X running in 16bpp mode? You can check with xwininfo and clicking on the root window. 3. In my configuration the keyword is "Modes" instead of "Mode" although I doubt that is the problem. 4. Is there an 800x600 modeline for your monitor? I don't think XFree actually *requires* these anymore, but it doesn't hurt to check. 5. Do you have a virtual desktop set at 640 480? 6. When all else fails, send the output of startx to the list so we can make an educated guess. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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