Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 12:54:25 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: setting up X -- under VMWare? Message-ID: <47A53027-FCB3-4F6A-9B56-49CD9BDE88F8@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <d9d7f5a0510241224y1e603b0fo4079a2f616f4b3cd@mail.gmail.com> References: <20051024164538.GA23846@ayvali.org> <20051024191152.04bfe691.dick@nagual.st> <57d710000510241025i53e77acid186e4d21b3624e1@mail.gmail.com> <20051024182157.GD23846@ayvali.org> <d9d7f5a0510241224y1e603b0fo4079a2f616f4b3cd@mail.gmail.com>
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On Oct 24, 2005, at 12:24 PM, Teo De Las Heras wrote: > Let us know the steps you go through...I'm interested in doing this > as well. > Teo > > On 10/24/05, N.J. Thomas <njt@ayvali.org> wrote: > >> >> * pete wright <nomadlogic@gmail.com> [2005-10-24 10:25:46 -0700]: >> >>> On 10/24/05, dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> What monitor/video card parameters should I supply for XFree86-4 >>>>> configuration? That of my real monitor/video card or some virtual >>>>> VMWare one? >>>>> >>>> >>>> What I always do is run a knoppix live CD under vmware. The >>>> generated Xorg.conf is absolutely great. >>>> >>> >>> err except that I think the default X server for 4.x is still >>> XF86 not >>> x.org <http://x.org>; >>> >> >> That's fine...we can figure the X.org <http://X.org>; to XF86 >> translation >> if it works >> correctly. >> >> Trying it now... >> >> Thomas >> >> -- >> N.J. Thomas >> njt@ayvali.org >> Etiamsi occiderit me, in ipso sperabo Remembering my unix windows via vmware experience, I would think that vmware would run its own special video card, while the monitor refresh rate would be for your actual monitor possibly. -Garrett
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