Screen Resoloution FreeBSD

[Odoggy5]

I am starting to expiriment with UNIX, I just installed FreeBSD and gnome. I am having a hell of a time adjusting the screen resoloution. I configure the xorg.conf file and added my resoloution to the end. Still no luck.

When I go to the screen resoloution in the prefrences within the GUI, all it let me select is 640x480, anybody have some advice for a "newbie"?

Thanks...

[sde]

i had the exact same problem. i could never get freebsd to go higher than that .. after several hours over a few days, i just went back to debian.

[Odoggy5]

yeah, i might have to start looking into a diff't flava'!

[sde]

you may want to try the guys at http://screamingelectron.org/

they tried to help me, .. in fact you may find my old post there, .. although i never got it fixed.

here it is:
http://screamingelectron.org/forum/s...ead.php?t=1891

[idx]

/stand/sysinstall

No helpful bits in the X config in there? I had it working fine with at least 1024x768 (I think I had it at 1280x1024, but can't remember), but that was with an older version of X.

-r

[sde]

i think a lot of it depends on your vid card.

[Kernel_Killer]

Great pick of BSD!!! As for /stand/sysinstall, X was taken out in 5.3. Can I see your /etc/X11/xorg.conf?

[Odoggy5]

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/Speedo/"
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 "speedo"
Load "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
### Uncomment if you don't want to default to DDC:
# HorizSync 30.0 - 107.0
# VertRefresh 48.0 - 120.0
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 "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>]
#Option "Dac8Bit" # [<bool>]
#Option "DMAForXv" # [<bool>]
#Option "ForcePCIMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "CCEPIOMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "CCENoSecurity" # [<bool>]
#Option "CCEusecTimeout" # <i>
#Option "AGPMode" # <i>
#Option "AGPSize" # <i>
#Option "RingSize" # <i>
#Option "BufferSize" # <i>
#Option "EnablePageFlip" # [<bool>]
#Option "Display" # <str>
#Option "PanelWidth" # <i>
#Option "PanelHeight" # <i>
#Option "ProgramFPRegs" # [<bool>]
#Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "ati"
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "Rage 128 PF/PRO AGP 4x TMDS"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
EndSubSection
EndSection

[Kernel_Killer]

# HorizSync 30.0 - 107.0
# VertRefresh 48.0 - 120.0

Is there a reason this is commented out? You need to have these two things defined.

[Odoggy5]

Is that information I can find with my monitor documentation? I have heard some horror stories about people frying their monitors out. I am using a 17" LCD and dont want to lose it!

[Kernel_Killer]

Can't blame you there. Yes, you can find it on the manufacturer's site. If not, the manual should have it. Another option, is to get a live CD of some OS that loads X. Check the xorg.conf file that it has, and see what it's set at.