Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> writes: > Setup: > > Single user machine running Debian (wheezy) 3.0.0-1-686-pae > Graphics card: Nvidia FX 5700 LE > > At present X is setup without any xorg.conf. I'm able to `startx' > with no problems. > > However, I wanted to use an old setting from previous OS's on this > same hardware that was set in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. > > I thought I'd generate an xorg.conf and try to edit in my changes. > > The desired addition from previous os (Gentoo linux). > > From Section "Screen" > > [...] > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1280x1024" #"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > Virtual 2048 1536 > ViewPort 0 0 > EndSubsection > > [...] > > Its the virtual size I'm after. Its worked on this same hardware in > the past under Gentoo linux. > > But I'm not able to get this far because `Xorg -configure' fails > without generating a file.
[...] Responding to my own post with a additional question: Does anyone know offhand if the Nouveau driver is incompatible with virtual size and panning? _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.freedesktop.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com