Well....It is not using the fbdev module.....it is using Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) driver.
Some info on KMS and DRM: http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/fb/modedb.txt http://moi.vonos.net/linux/drm-and-kms/ Can I assume the frame buffer is working, because I can switch the console to portrait? So it must be related to X11's interface to the driver? Is it because there is only one Modeline listed in the Xorg log? It only shows 800x480, do I need to add a 480x800 modeline for portrait mode? If so, how do I add a mode to the KMS driver? I've tried passing these options to the Kernel at boot video=480x800 or omapfb.mode=lvds:480x800M by modifying /media/BEAGLE_BONE/uEnv.txt. But nothing is different upon a reboot. I can confirm, by running dmesg | grep 'command' that the modes are being passed to the kernel. Thanks, Louis On Friday, September 20, 2013 11:43:22 PM UTC-5, Louis McCarthy wrote: > > Thanks for the suggestions and fresh direction. I will not have access to > the hardware for a day or two, but I will update this thread once I follow > your advice. > > It's nice to know that I'm not the only one that finds this frustrating. > I'm going to have to make a matrix for the distros, that I'm currently > using, and what wireless configurators, system controllers, and X11 > settings are used for each. > > Louis > > On Friday, September 20, 2013 8:13:24 PM UTC-5, garyamort wrote: > > As a followup, assuming your using fbdev AND you have an xorg.conf file > then you can try following the instructions from > http://www.x.org/archive/X11R6.8.0/doc/fbdev.4.html to rotate the screen. > > > > > > See http://www.x.org/archive/X11R6.8.0/doc/xorg.conf.5.html for a list > of possible locations of the file. > > > > > > NOTE: I find XWindows configuration very frustrating because there are a > LOT of changes between different versions of X AND customizations made by > each linux distribution. Xorg.conf does not always exist AND is often > ignored if you manually create it! > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
