Re: XFBdev resolution platinum 7200/90

[cesagbo@b2b2c.ca]

Quoting Michel Lanners <mlan@cpu.lu>:

> On   8 Sep, this message from cesagbo@b2b2c.ca echoed through
> cyberspace:
> >> Can you show us your /var/log/XFree86.0.log?
> > 
> > Yes i can:
> [snip]
> > (II) FBDev(0): using default device
> > (II) Running in FRAMEBUFFER Mode
> > (**) FBDev(0): Depth 8, (--) framebuffer bpp 8
> > (==) FBDev(0): Default visual is PseudoColor
> > (==) FBDev(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
> > (II) FBDev(0): Hardware: platinum (vidmem: 1024k)
> > (II) FBDev(0): Checking Modes against framebuffer device...
> > (II) FBDev(0): mode "800x600" ok
> 
> OK, good... so it sees 800x600 somewhere.
> 
> > (II) FBDev(0): Checking Modes against monitor...
> > (--) FBDev(0): Virtual size is 640x480 (pitch 640)
> 
> ... but why is it going back to 640x480 now?

        I succeeded to use X at 800x600,  but i need to start another framebuffer application and interrupt it before i start X.


ex:            localhost>su -c "fbzen" ; nice -n 10 startx ; exit
                <ctrl-c> while fbzen is running

      In this condition X use 800x600 résolution.  I understand that the 800 x600 mode need to be initialised before, or else it goes 640x480.  How can i pré-initialize the monitor mode so i can start X directly.  When i use: fbset 800x600-60 the framebuffer comply but X doesn`t care unless i use the "trick".
  
    By the way my monitor is a Sony trinitron CPD-1304 wich is 1024x768 capable. Frequencies are: 28-50 Khz / 50-87 Hz. 

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