> As for resolution changing, you currently get one resolution and that
> is it. Users can change the resolution to get a different console
> layout or what X gives them via OpenPROM variable setting from the
> boot firmware command-line. F.e. on my Creator3D + Sony 24"
> wide-aspect monitor I say:
>
> ok setenv display screen:r1920x1200x70
We can use this to set a mode on sparcs. Note we do have to setup the
fbdev drivers with special offset and other fun macros for each type of
SPARC fbdev driver. How to access the framebuffer is device specific for
SPARC cards.
>
> And it just works.
>
> We may implement resolution changing at some time, but my personal
> feeling is that letting the boot firmware take care of this was
> one of the nicest blessings for our X server support, the user
> doesn't need to specify magic video timing mode lines etc. for Sun
> video cards.
