Re: Help with X on iBook?

[Michel Dänzer <michdaen@iiic.ethz.ch>]

Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > I just had an interesting idea: The flat panel code could never determine
> > the panel dimensions because our machines don't have a BIOS. So I
> > specified them with
> >
> >     Option "PanelWidth" "1024"
> >     Option "PanelHeight" "768"
> >
> > and it works without any of the options I have mentioned here a thousand
> > times! (iBook users will have to use 800 and 600 of course) This kind of
> > enables mode switching, but everyone should be aware that *this may damage
> > your panel* . You've been warned.
> >
> >
> > Now I just wonder if we could detect the panel dimensions somehow...
> 
> >From the OF device tree? And return it to userspace using a new fbdev
> >ioctl()?

I was thinking of just getting the current resolution from console, as
aty128fb can't stretch the display or show just a partial image.

But I doubt this approach would be appreciated, given the disgust of some
(most?) XFree86 hackers towards fbdev...


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