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From: bkogawa@primenet.com (Bryan Ogawa)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: How to run the X-Server & FREEBSD as an Internet Server.
Date: 13 Oct 1996 04:58:01 -0700
Organization: Primenet Services for the Internet
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X-Posted-By: bkogawa@206.165.5.105 (bkogawa)

tedm@agora.rdrop.com writes:

[...]

>The book "Installing and Running FreeBSD" has instructions for setting up
>X that are fairly good.  My only complaint is I want to run my system in
>1024x768, not 640x480 with a so-called "virtual screen of 1024x768" that
>scrolls around like a drunken sailor when you move the rodent, and I
>havent figured out how to do this yet.  (of course I haven't spent any
>time trying to fix it but hey :-)) 

Keyboard way:  Hit control-alt-"+" (the plus key).  I think it needs to be
the one on the numeric keypad, and you may have to do it more than once.

File way: edit your XF86Config file.  I don't remember much about this.
--
bryan k. ogawa  <bkogawa@primenet.com>  <bkogawa@netvoyage.net>