Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 22:24:36 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: byrnejb@harte-lyne.ca Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [SOLVED] Re: UEFI and FreeBSD-11 Message-ID: <20170721222436.8fe06e03.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <f90620cf71ea08d5d59ecb6a3840fd72.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca> References: <971f810719a155f3963f2ff37c3488d3.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca> <c7b24e08cf6766ad306d682e495e9963.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca> <f90620cf71ea08d5d59ecb6a3840fd72.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca>
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On Fri, 21 Jul 2017 12:47:25 -0400, James B. Byrne wrote: > > On Fri, July 21, 2017 12:12, James B. Byrne wrote: > > > > > I am using a HDMI interface with an ASUS VP239 1920x1080 monitor. > > However, FreeBSD / Mate does not recognise this monitor nor can I > > discover how to manually set the resolution from inside mate. > > > > System > Preferences > Hardware > Displays > > > > Shows: Monitor Unknown, Resolution 1280 x 1024 (which is the maximum > > value in the scroll bar), Refresh rate 0 (and cannot be altered), > > Rotation Normal. Detect monitors has no apparent effect. > > > > What is the procedure to update FreeBSD to handle the monitor that I > > have? > > > > Thanks > > > This helps: > > pkg install xf86-video-intel Just a short addition: For monitor use inside X, you need the correct driver, usually xf86-video-<something> or maybe nvidia-driver, depending on the actual graphics card / chip. This is something FreeBSD does _not_ control (with OS tools). Having the correct driver in place might even enable you further options and diagnostics within desktop environments. A convenient way to play with screen sizes is to install and use xrandr; see "man xrandr" for details, especially the --size parameter. It can often "overrule" settings of the desktop environment if it doesn't do its "auto-detection magic" properly. And it works with every DE and WM. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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