On a lot of hardware, X.org just works. OpenBSD is no exception. At certain resolutions and in particular on notebooks, X.org is not happy and getting it configured properly when that happens is usually a time-draining adventure.This configuration file (xorg.conf) works great on OpenBSD 4.4 under Parallels Desktop on a MacBook and gives you full 1280x800 resolution at 24bpp color. It should also work for FreeBSD under Parallels as well, but I haven't taken it for a spin yet.
So far, I'm really digging OpenBSD 4.4. It might not be as easy to configure as Ubuntu or its Linux brethren, but it's rock-solid and I still prefer the BSD port and package systems to RPM or Debian-style package management.
Thanks a lot for this file! Works well with NetBSD 4, too!
ReplyDeleteI just needed to change the
ReplyDeleteBusID "PCI:0:2:0"
line to
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
and it worked. I guess the bus id depends on the version of Parallels used... I figured mine from the error message Xorg gave me after trying to run it with your unmodified file.
I also removed the line for the Macbook Pro since I don't have one.
Thanks, works perfectly with OpenBSD 4.4 on my Macbook. Nice blog by the way!