Re: a problem setting screen resolution with Xorg-6.9.0

Run the text based xorgconfig and interactively set the values you want.

         -Derek


At 04:12 PM 8/20/2006, carl_at_UDel.Edu wrote:
>Fellow FreeBSDers,
>
>I originally sent this to FreeBSD-X11, but this may be a more appropriate 
>venue.
>
>I have recently installed FreeBSD 6.1 on a Pentium III box, using an 
>NVidia GeForce 2 GTS card and a CTX PL9 monitor.  Running "X -configure" 
>as root generates the file xorg.conf.new, and then running "X -config 
>xorg.conf.new", pulls up a generic X screen with a resolution of 
>1600x1200.  I go in and modify the xorg.conf.new file to make the default 
>resolution 1280x1024, and rerun "X -config xorg.conf.new", but the 
>resolution is still 1600x1200.  This is a wonderful resolution, but it 
>makes everything rather small, and the icons are difficult to see.  I am 
>obviously setting something wrong, but I do not know what it is.  Might 
>anyone have any suggestions.  I really would rather have the resolution be 
>1280x1024.  Thanks for your help!
>
>
>Carl
>
>The following is the file xorg.conf.new:
>
>Section "ServerLayout"
>         Identifier     "X.org Configured"
>         Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
>         InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>         InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>EndSection
> 
>
>Section "Files"
>         RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
>         ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
>         FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
>         FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
>         FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
>         FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
>         FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
>         FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
>EndSection
> 
>
>Section "Module"
>         Load  "dbe"
>         Load  "dri"
>         Load  "extmod"
>         Load  "glx"
>         Load  "record"
>         Load  "xtrap"
>         Load  "freetype"
>         Load  "type1"
>EndSection
> 
>
>Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>         Driver      "kbd"
>EndSection
> 
>
>Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Mouse0"
>         Driver      "mouse"
>         Option      "Protocol" "auto"
>         Option      "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
>         Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
>EndSection
> 
>
>Section "Monitor"
>         #DisplaySize      360   270     # mm
>         Identifier   "Monitor0"
>         VendorName   "CTX"
>         ModelName    "3700"
>  ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC:
>         HorizSync    30.0 - 95.0
>         VertRefresh  50.0 - 160.0
>         Option      "DPMS"
>EndSection
> 
>
>Section "Device"
>         ### Available Driver options are:-
> 
>### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
>         ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
>         ### [arg]: arg optional
>         #Option     "SWcursor"                  # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "HWcursor"                  # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "NoAccel"                   # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "ShadowFB"                  # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "UseFBDev"                  # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "Rotate"                    # [<str>]
>         #Option     "VideoKey"                  # <i>
>         #Option     "FlatPanel"                 # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "FPDither"                  # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "CrtcNumber"                # <i>
>         #Option     "FPScale"                   # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "FPTweak"                   # <i>
>         Identifier  "Card0"
>         Driver      "nv"
>         VendorName  "nVidia Corporation"
>         BoardName   "NV15 [GeForce2 GTS/Pro]"
>         BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
>EndSection
> 
>
>Section "Screen"
>         Identifier "Screen0"
>         Device     "Card0"
>         Monitor    "Monitor0"
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Viewport   0 0
>                 Depth     24
>                 Modes     "1280x1024"
>         EndSubSection
>EndSection
> 
>
> 
>
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