Problem With Macbook\Backtrack 4 Pre Release - Font size it huge

[joshs85]

When I boot up to backtrack on a macbook and then run startx, the font size is so large that if you bring up the context menu on the desktop, you can't use anything. It covers the whole screen.

[Dr_IDE]

did you try to configure x before you launched it? perhaps you need a different resolution.

[bwana]

same problem here. interestingly, if i run the bt4 pre final from within vmware, the font is fine. i cannot seem to find a way to specify the screen font size when starting x. also, the configurator for x allows so many particulars to be set but they are hardware related. the optional arguments for startx also do not allow to specify a font size.

[or4n9e]

Try starting the XServer with

# startx -- -dpi 96

[modiusx11]

I tried the

# startx -- -dpi 96

No luck I'm afraid. If you are running in VMWare Fusion (with the installed tools I assume), I just reverted to the old xorg.conf file.

cd /etc/X11
cp xorg.conf xorgbackup.conf
cp xorg.conf.BeforeVMwareToolsInstall xorg.conf

And then a reboot and start a new X session, all the display problems are fixed for 800 x 600, but anything higher and weird stuff starts happening

I will carry on playing with the xorg.conf file until someone finds a better way.

Oh, and Hi, just joined your forums.

[Method]

It's not perfect, but better...

Make your xorg.conf look like this:

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
	HorizSync	30.0 - 70.0
	VertRefresh	50.0 - 75.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection	"Display"
		Depth	24
		Modes	"1440x900"
	EndSubSection

[mikec]

This xorg.conf fixed the issue for me. I am using a MacBook Pro with VMWare Fusion (same as others in this thread).

It's nitpicky, but don't forget the final "EndSection" when using Method's xorg.conf.

[wyze]

You guys using Fusion have installed VMWare tool, right? Fixes it for me.