Re: xorg resolution on new laptop

2007-04-03 Thread Vince
I have this working, however i cant remember my method for working it out. I use /usr/local/bin/915resolution 4d 1440 900 16 (in an rc script /usr/local/etc/rc.d/915res ) my xorg.conf (relevant bits) Section Device Identifier Card0 Driver i810 VendorName Intel

Re: xorg resolution on new laptop

2007-04-03 Thread Michael W. Lucas
On Tue, Apr 03, 2007 at 09:29:12AM +0100, Vince wrote: I have this working, however i cant remember my method for working it out. Thanks for the answer, but this doesn't work for me. Comments below. I use /usr/local/bin/915resolution 4d 1440 900 16 (in an rc script

Re: xorg resolution on new laptop

2007-04-03 Thread Mark Moellering
Michael, I am using a SGI-1600SW (1600 x 1024) and I have found that I must specify the HorizSync and VertRefresh values in the monitor setting of my xorg.conf to get it to work properly, even though all the docs say that it is supported using the GLINT R3 driver. Also, I

Re: xorg resolution on new laptop

2007-04-03 Thread Michael W. Lucas
I'm not certain why this works since I'm setting the mode to 1440x900 in 16bits but it does. (from xdpyinfo) screen #0: print screen:no dimensions:1440x900 pixels (302x191 millimeters) resolution:121x120 dots per inch depths (7):24, 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32 root

xorg resolution on new laptop

2007-04-02 Thread Michael W. Lucas
Hi folks, I've scoured Google seeking wisdom, and found nothing except hordes of Linux users whining about this same problem. FreeBSD users don't seem to have this issue, except for me. Finally I have no choice but to throw myself on your tender mercies. I've been going nuts trying to get