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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!arclight.uoregon.edu!enews.sgi.com!news.sgi.com!news1.best.com!nntp1.best.com!usenet From: burton@bsampley.vip.best.com (Burton Sampley) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Newbie questions Date: 21 Dec 1996 20:35:24 GMT Organization: Best Internet Communications Lines: 17 Message-ID: <59hhmc$k0n@nntp1.best.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: bsampley.vip.best.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Newsreader: knews 0.9.7 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:32908 I recently converted from a Mickey$oft world to FBSD (2.1.5). I was able to get XFree86 with the svga server running with FVWM as my window manager. I was able to configure the /etc/XF86Config file using the 'install' program. I'm currently using a Sony Multiscan 200SX 17" SVGA monitor with a Cirrus Logic CLGD5434 video chip with 2 meg. How do I change the resolution of the X server without having to edit the /etc/XF86Config file every time. Currently the only resolution I can get is the first one found in the file which is 1280X1024 w/ 8 bit color. I want this setting to be the default, but I still want the option to change it without editing the file every time. I've searched the man pages and looked in "The Complete FreeBSD" by Greg Lehey and couldn't find an answer. The book mentioned something about the command line option of -bpp X, where X is 8, 16, 24 or 32. I tried: startx -bpp 32 and xinit -bpp 32 but it came up in 1280X1024 8 bit (FYI my XF86Config file only has 2 resolutions available in the 32 bit section , 800X600 and 640X480 (I think) ) Any suggestions?