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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!csnews!coopnews.coop.net!hops.entertain.com!usenet From: dwatson@abwam.com (Darryl Watson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Stupid XFree86 and FreeBSD questions.... Date: 8 Feb 1996 13:56:31 GMT Organization: ABWAM, Inc. Lines: 23 Message-ID: <4fcvef$rrs@hops.entertain.com> References: <4f5g65$ltt@agate.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp015.entertain.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.5 In article <4f5g65$ltt@agate.berkeley.edu>, nweaver@madrone.cs.berkeley.edu (Nicholas C. Weaver) says: > > Sorry for asking this, but the docs are like sterio >instructions. I have a #9 Vision 330 (A 2mb DRAM Trio64 based video >card). On the setting up of X, everything works fine. Only problem >is: It is using a virtual screen size of 1280x1024, but only using a >real screensize of about 640x400(?), with the mouse panning around >within it. How do I convince X to use a real screensize of 1280x1024 >or 1024x768, and 8 or 16 bit color? (Using the S3 optimized X server, >of course). > I stored my XF86Config file in /etc. I have a #9 Motion-whatever 771 card and a Phillips Brilliance 15A monitor. We run at 1024x768, with virtual settings at the same size. I simply went in and commented out the 'Modeline' entries until X displayed the resolution I wanted, then I went down further in the file and commented out the 'Virtual' definitions under each of the 'Screen' declarations. Good luck!