Quoting Michel Lanners <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On 12 Sep, this message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] echoed through
> cyberspace:
> > Quoting Michel Lanners <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >> > In this condition X use 800x600 r�solution. I understand
> that
> >> the 800 x600 mode need to be initialised before, or else it goes
> >> 640x480. How can i pr�-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
> >>
> > What the -a switch mean in fbset -a <mode>. It doesn`t appear in
> the manual.
>
> -a forces fbset to change all virtual consoles at once.
>
> > What is DDC?
>
> 'Display Data Channel'. It's the way by which a computer can query the
> monitor's capabilities.
>
> > Why do the monitor isn`t probed when i used the trick with fbzen and
> <ctrl-c>?
>
> On old Macs (older than very recent; nothing to do with
> oldworld/newwolrd), there is no other way to probe the monitor than
> look
> at the sense value reported by the monitor's connector (which is a
> static code).
>
> It seems your monitor, probably through a misconfigured VGA <-> Mac
> adaptor, identifies itself as a fixed 14" monitor, doing only 640x480.
>
Yes, it is possible. My adaptator, for the monitor, his a modified one. It is
definitely not stock. Mac os 9.1 is only able of using 640x480. Up to now,
only the framebuffer can use 800x600 without sp�cial tricks.
I think you might be right, i guess the adaptor is in cause. Thanks a lot, for
all the time you spent, on my case.
When i`ll be home tonight, my new kernel 2.2.20(with a s�curity patch) will be
installed giving me: 2 monitors using framebuffer. One Atyfb for X end one
Platinum for normal console.
Charles-�loi ;^)
P.S.: I`m looking for a 2.4.x kernel that has a good s�curity patch against
buffer overflow and other vuln�rability`s.
