Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:23:18 +0100 From: Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk> To: Dieter BSD <dieterbsd@engineer.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: trying for 1920x1080 was: Re: Attempting to get an X11 server running Message-ID: <20110719222318.GB77041@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20110719214128.111610@gmx.com> References: <20110719214128.111610@gmx.com>
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--jho1yZJdad60DJr+ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 09:41:27PM +0000, Dieter BSD wrote: > > Reducing the color depth to 16 allows the wimpy Rage XL (8 MiB) to > do 1920x1080. >=20 > So then I moved the old slow X terminal out of the way and moved the > shiny new Dell ST2220T LCD into the prime spot in front of the > keyboard drawer... ...and the cable doesn't reach. Two HD-15 to BNC > cables back-to-back fixed that, but now it doesn't do the DCC/EDID > stuff, so I had to get it to use a modeline to get 1920x1080. And of > course it doesn't go into standby mode. =A0sigh Have you tried: $ xset +dpms to use standby etc.? >=20 > Still have some minor issues like finding a decent font for xterm, > and putting a window at +0+0 hides a few pixels off-screen, and > FreeBSD can't tell the difference between a Unix keyboard and a > pee-cee keyboard, but it is usable. >=20 > Thanks for the help! Font for xterm: x11-fonts/inconsolata-ttf Pixels off screen: x11/xvidtune and "show" modeline once adjusted and stick it in xorg.conf HTH. Regards, --=20 Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html --jho1yZJdad60DJr+ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk4mA9QACgkQHduKvUAgeK71YACdFGhtkFoJb/0QE1BVMmmDNlfJ UzUAnRFCGvbipHBuzrD/kD9bKkvrHAyl =5eXG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jho1yZJdad60DJr+--
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