Re: XFBdev resolution platinum 7200/90
On Don, 2002-09-12 at 20:54, cesagbo@b2b2c.ca wrote:
> Quoting Michel Lanners <mlan@cpu.lu>:
>
> > On 11 Sep, this message from cesagbo@b2b2c.ca echoed through
> > cyberspace:
> > > 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?
Really weird...
> > > 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".
> >
> > Hmm, have you tried 'fbset -a <mode>' like I suggested? Do you have a
> > Mac<->VGA adapter? Old Macs don't do DDC (like modern i386 grafic
> > cards), but rather have three pins on the DB15 Mac monitor connector,
> > and the monitor indicates its type (and hence its capabilities) by
> > some
[...]
> Why do the monitor isn`t probed when i used the trick with fbzen and <ctrl-c>?
The fbdev driver has never probed the monitor. When it says 'Checking
Modes against monitor...', it simply checks against the frequency ranges
specified in the monitor section.
It probably works after running another fbcon app because after that,
VT7 is initialized to 800x600, and it's just picking up that current
mode because it doesn't have any others left. I doubt fbset -a helps
there because I think it only sets VTs 1-6 as well until VT7 has been
used.
--
Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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