Re: How to change the X server resolution?

[Sabino Maggi <maggi@ien.it>]

On Thu, 2 Mar 2000 sharkey@superk.physics.sunysb.edu wrote:

> > > cat /proc/fb
> > 
> > This does not exist, while cat /proc/openprom/fb gives: "ffec17a4". The
> > plot thickens... :-)
> 
> Strange.  What kernel are you running?  It's there for me:
> 
> nupc36% cat /proc/fb 
> 0 CGsix

I am still using the stock 2.0.35 kernel. I have installed linux on the
IPX only ten days ago. I think it is time to upgrade...
Anyhow, what I get is:

# cat /proc/fb
cat: /proc/fb: No such file or directory

> nupc36% uname -a
> Linux nupc36 2.2.12 #2 Tue Oct 12 19:31:44 JST 1999 sparc64 unknown

# uname -a
Linux elena 2.0.35 #1 Wed Feb 17 20:37:03 CET 1999 sparc unknown 

> nupc36% dmesg | grep "^fb"
> fb0: cgsix at 0000000020000000 TEC Rev 4 CPU sparc Rev b [TurboGX]

# dmesg | grep "^fb"
gives an empty string

Greets 
- Sabino