Re: [solved] X11: 1280x768

2008-11-11 Thread Pieter Donche
OK, after installing 915resolution, I can use the 1280 pixel width on my tiny screen, giving me 25% more usable space.. Thanks Mel! On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Mel wrote: On Tuesday 11 November 2008 14:34:52 Pieter Donche wrote: On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Mel wrote: On Tuesday 11 November 2008 13:28:53 P

Re: X11: 1280x768

2008-11-11 Thread Mel
On Tuesday 11 November 2008 14:34:52 Pieter Donche wrote: > On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Mel wrote: > > On Tuesday 11 November 2008 13:28:53 Pieter Donche wrote: > >> On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Mel wrote: > >>> On Tuesday 11 November 2008 12:12:06 Pieter Donche wrote: > On the same portable there is also a

Re: X11: 1280x768

2008-11-11 Thread Pieter Donche
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Mel wrote: On Tuesday 11 November 2008 13:28:53 Pieter Donche wrote: On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Mel wrote: On Tuesday 11 November 2008 12:12:06 Pieter Donche wrote: On the same portable there is also a SUSE Linux 10.1 and WinXP, which works in 1280x768 (so the hardware can use

Re: X11: 1280x768

2008-11-11 Thread Gautham Ganapathy
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Mel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 11 November 2008 13:28:53 Pieter Donche wrote: >> On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Mel wrote: >> > On Tuesday 11 November 2008 12:12:06 Pieter Donche wrote: >> >> On the same portable there is also a SUSE Linux 10.1 and WinXP, which >

Re: X11: 1280x768

2008-11-11 Thread Mel
On Tuesday 11 November 2008 13:28:53 Pieter Donche wrote: > On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Mel wrote: > > On Tuesday 11 November 2008 12:12:06 Pieter Donche wrote: > >> On the same portable there is also a SUSE Linux 10.1 and WinXP, which > >> works in 1280x768 (so the hardware can use this resolution) > >>

Re: X11: 1280x768

2008-11-11 Thread Polytropon
I found something strange: On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:28:53 +0100 (CET), Pieter Donche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -- > xorg.conf > -- > [...] > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen0" > Device "Card0" > Monitor"Monitor0" > SubSection "

Re: X11: 1280x768

2008-11-11 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:27:55 +0100, Mel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a vague recollection of this card putting 1024x768 before 1280x768 in > the mode list it returns, so that it defaults to 1024x768, but I'm not sure > where or when I read that. Either way, hardcoding the desired modeline

Re: X11: 1280x768

2008-11-11 Thread Mel
On Tuesday 11 November 2008 12:12:06 Pieter Donche wrote: > On the same portable there is also a SUSE Linux 10.1 and WinXP, which works > in 1280x768 (so the hardware can use this resolution) > > In /var/log/Xorg.0.log is see many references to 1280x768 for the 'local > flat panel' , PanelID return

Re: X11: 1280x768

2008-11-11 Thread Pieter Donche
On the same portable there is also a SUSE Linux 10.1 and WinXP, which works in 1280x768 (so the hardware can use this resolution) In /var/log/Xorg.0.log is see many references to 1280x768 for the 'local flat panel' , PanelID returned panel resolution: 1280x768, also Printing DDC gathered Modeline

Re: X11: 1280x768

2008-11-11 Thread Mel
On Tuesday 11 November 2008 11:16:14 Pieter Donche wrote: > Hmm, playing arround in KDE with -xrandr > $ xrandr --size 1280x768 > Size 1280x768 not found in available modes > (?? it's in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf ??) Just because you put a modeline in the xorg config, does not mean the videodriver, m

Re: X11: 1280x768

2008-11-11 Thread Pieter Donche
Hmm, playing arround in KDE with -xrandr $ xrandr --size 1280x768 Size 1280x768 not found in available modes (?? it's in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf ??) $ xrandr --fb 1280x768 xrandr: screen cannot be larger than 1024x768 (desired size is 1280x786) my screen has dimensions 260mm x 160 mm $ xrandr --fbm

Re: X11: 1280x768

2008-11-11 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:08:54 +0100 (CET), Pieter Donche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, that was it for the keyboard matter. Thx.. No problem, it's all standard stuff. :-) > Similar question: > my portable is 1280x768 pixels, but KDE comes up in 1024x768, making > 'wide' icons and text :-( >

X11: 1280x768

2008-11-11 Thread Pieter Donche
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Polytropon wrote: On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:47:37 +0100 (CET), Pieter Donche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I installed KDE and the KDM display manager in FreeBSD. On my portable I have a non-US keyboard (a european country layout), in KDE I can set it to the appropriate keyboard