On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 06:08:55AM -0700, Ed Flecko wrote: > > Hi folks, > I've installed FBSD 8.2 and Fluxbox. Fluxbox works just fine, but I > can't figure out how to change my resolution to 1024x768 (my monitor > is a 19" - but the square format, not widescreen format). When Fluxbox > runs...it's too wide for my monitor.
That sounds like you might have to fiddle with the monitor controls. Another thing to play with is x11/xvidtune and get a modeline out of it. After you've got a satisfactory image pres "show" and paste that line into xorg.conf BTW, most modern 19" monitors are 1280x1024 > > Here's what I've done: > > 1. pkg_add ?r xorg > > 2. pkg_add ?r fluxbox > > 3. # Xorg -configure > > 4. # cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > 5. # echo hald_enable=\?YES\" >> /etc/rc.conf > > 6. # echo dbus_enable=\?YES\" >> /etc/rc.conf > > 7. reboot > > 8. # echo ?/usr/local/bin/startfluxbox? >> ~/.xinitrc > > 9. startx > > I've edited xorg.conf and added a 1024x768 entry, but apparently > something's not right. > > Comments? Suggestions? > > Thank you, > Ed > _______________________________________________ > 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" > Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html
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