Re: Really strange resolution problems on xorg with a laptop
Has this problem been resolved? I have the same problem for a similar laptop (HP Pavilion dv5120us). The X Server 1.4.0 (FreeBSD 6.3-R) works fine, but 1.4.2 (From both 6.4 and 7.1) produce this problem. My screen is 13.25 inch x 8.25 inch in resolution 1280x800. The DPI shown in Xorg.0.log is (96, 96), which is correct according to the dpi expression listed below. Only strange # from the Xorg.0.log is the screen size 310 x 21. The screen size should be 330 x 301, which is corrected stated in xorg.conf. I wonder if this is a X Server 1.4.2 bug. Is anyway to correct this problem? or X 1.4.0 has to be used for this particular laptop till a new X Server released. -Jin - original message - On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:22:40 -0500, "Aryeh M. Friedman" wrote: Polytropon wrote: > Check the DPI settings from your monitor and if they match the > settings in xorg.conf. Some programs calculate font sizes > according to these values. > How do I check that... Eventually there's a setting in /etc/X11/xorg.conf called "DisplaySize" that does not match the display size of the monitor. Take a ruler and check. Then, calculate the dpi resolution from what the manufacturer says about the amount of pixels in X and Y (e. g. "1200x800"). physical pixels x dpi(x) = - display width in inch and physical pixels y dpi(y) = -- display height in inch The dpi resolution chosen by the X server can be determined by % grep DPI /var/log/Xorg.0.log This should match the reality. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Really strange resolution problems on xorg with a laptop
On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 04:22:40PM -0500, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: > Polytropon wrote: > > On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:16:49 -0500, "Aryeh M. Friedman" > > wrote: > > > >> I have a HP Pavilion dv5000 and any "standard" xorg app like xterm or > >> anything else that comes with xorg seems to work fine but every other X > >> application has either HUGE (one character fills the whole screen) fonts > >> and/or other weirdness (it could be fonts but who knows) I just did > >> a complete reinstall from sources (portmaster) the FB version is > >> 8-CURRENT (current as of last night) and the ports tree from the same time > >> > > > > Check the DPI settings from your monitor and if they match the > > settings in xorg.conf. Some programs calculate font sizes > > according to these values. > > > > > > > > > How do I check that... btw your name seems familar ever use a public > access freebsd machine called m-net? Maybe this would be useful? xdpyinfo | grep -E "res|dim" Helped me in a similar case. -- Best regards, Jeff () X-mas ribbon campaign /\ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Really strange resolution problems on xorg with a laptop
On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:22:40 -0500, "Aryeh M. Friedman" wrote: > Polytropon wrote: > > Check the DPI settings from your monitor and if they match the > > settings in xorg.conf. Some programs calculate font sizes > > according to these values. > > > How do I check that... Eventually there's a setting in /etc/X11/xorg.conf called "DisplaySize" that does not match the display size of the monitor. Take a ruler and check. Then, calculate the dpi resolution from what the manufacturer says about the amount of pixels in X and Y (e. g. "1200x800"). physical pixels x dpi(x) = - display width in inch and physical pixels y dpi(y) = -- display height in inch The dpi resolution chosen by the X server can be determined by % grep DPI /var/log/Xorg.0.log This should match the reality. > btw your name seems familar ever use a public > access freebsd machine called m-net? No, must be somebody else. Name is from Homer's Illias. And, no, it's not Homer Simpson. :-) -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Really strange resolution problems on xorg with a laptop
Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:16:49 -0500, "Aryeh M. Friedman" > wrote: > >> I have a HP Pavilion dv5000 and any "standard" xorg app like xterm or >> anything else that comes with xorg seems to work fine but every other X >> application has either HUGE (one character fills the whole screen) fonts >> and/or other weirdness (it could be fonts but who knows) I just did >> a complete reinstall from sources (portmaster) the FB version is >> 8-CURRENT (current as of last night) and the ports tree from the same time >> > > Check the DPI settings from your monitor and if they match the > settings in xorg.conf. Some programs calculate font sizes > according to these values. > > > > How do I check that... btw your name seems familar ever use a public access freebsd machine called m-net? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Really strange resolution problems on xorg with a laptop
On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:16:49 -0500, "Aryeh M. Friedman" wrote: > I have a HP Pavilion dv5000 and any "standard" xorg app like xterm or > anything else that comes with xorg seems to work fine but every other X > application has either HUGE (one character fills the whole screen) fonts > and/or other weirdness (it could be fonts but who knows) I just did > a complete reinstall from sources (portmaster) the FB version is > 8-CURRENT (current as of last night) and the ports tree from the same time Check the DPI settings from your monitor and if they match the settings in xorg.conf. Some programs calculate font sizes according to these values. -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Really strange resolution problems on xorg with a laptop
I have a HP Pavilion dv5000 and any "standard" xorg app like xterm or anything else that comes with xorg seems to work fine but every other X application has either HUGE (one character fills the whole screen) fonts and/or other weirdness (it could be fonts but who knows) I just did a complete reinstall from sources (portmaster) the FB version is 8-CURRENT (current as of last night) and the ports tree from the same time ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
