8/14/2002 2:48:54 PM, "Mike O'Brien" <obrien@rushe.aero.org> wrote: > I've installed XFree86 4.2.0 on a couple of FreeBSD machines >now, and I'm curious if there's any way to specify or edit the >Modelines that the server automatically generates. It seems to >generate a huge number of them, almost all of them uselessly low >resolution or geometrically distorted, or both. > > I'd also like to set the viewport and screen sizes to >be the same, since I have a big monitor. > > Is there any way to discover what the current modelines, >viewport and screen sizes are, and stick modified versions back >into the XF86Config file? > >Mike O'Brien >_______________________________________________ > >Newbie@XFree86.Org >*** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > Do you use xf86config? #xf86config I've never had the problem of multiple modelines. I simply define [only] the modes I want/need in the "Screen" section of XF86Config, like so: Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" and it works great everytime. To make the viewport and screen (res.) size the same, use: Viewport 0,0 HTH -- Best Regards, Joshua Lokken OMIC Portland Branch inspector.us@omicnet.com (503)807-6538 _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
