Re: xvidtune & XFree
Harvey Kelly wrote:
>
> Hello again,
>
> On Sat, Sep 22, 2001 at 09:08:14PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote:
> > Harvey Kelly(kellyh@clara.co.uk) is reported to have said:
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to configure X - but the problem is that I can get everything fine, except the screen is way off to the left. I use xvidtune to alter it so it's perfect, but how do I save my changes? Can I?
> > >
> > > I've trying editing XF86Config-4 with the info from xvidtune, but when I startx I get told that the line is wrong (messages depend on whatever rubbish I've told it to try).
> > >
> >
> > OK, you run xvidtune, from an xtermas/rxvt, and you get the display
> > like you want it. Then click the 'show' button and the settings will
> > be printed to the xterm screen. Do that for all of the different
> > resoltions. Write them down! Then transfer them to your xf86config-4
> > file.
>
> Sorry, what I mean is: I've got the values from xvidtune - where do I
> insert them in my XF86Config-4? The relevant (I think) part is...
>
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "800x600" "640x480" "1024x768"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
>
> I inserted my values after "800x600" - but that didn't work.
-----------------------REPLY-------------------------
First put the resolution values in the order that you might prefer to
use them as you can change them from the keyboard using CTRL ALT + or
minus to cycle thru the different sizes. Then add the following to the
same area of the XF86Config-4 file: Virtual 800 600 or what ever size
you want to start with.
EXAMPLE:
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
# Any number of screen sections may be present. Each describes
# the configuration of a single screen. A single specific screen
section
# may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
# option.
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "DiamondStealth"
Monitor "Relisys"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1280x1024"
Virtual 1024 768
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1280x1024"
Virtual 1024 768
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1280x1024"
Virtual 1024 768
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
This is snipped from one of my running systems as an example. I strongly
suggest that you proceed carefully as you will have better results if
you use a running XF98Config-4 file from YOUR system instead of simply
trying to use one from someone else. Good Luck!!!
John Foster
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