Rohit wrote:
> Will someone post a small article on the list telling people what
> FBDev really is? What are the features? The pitfalls and how does
> it manage to work on every goddamned graphic chip in the world?
The framebuffer howto is the ultimate source. Use it!
> 1. Is it possible to cycle through all possible display modes, retaining
> colourdepth? Like XF86_SVGA?
use fbset! Khadar: Did u check up whether u can dynamically set the
depth/refresh/resolution with fbset and run X?
I am running my matroxfb in 800x600x8bpp@85Hz. Cool huh? X is also at
800x600x32bpp@85Hz using XF86_SVGA.
When i shift from console to X, there is no mode change! Normally, the
screen will blink when u switch b/w X and the console, since i am using
the same modelines for console and X, that does not arise!
> 2. The server is slower on S3 Trio 3d/2X AGP card with 8 MB RAM than an
> S3 64 V2/Dx PCI 4 MB VRAM card, running XF86_SVGA. Is there a way to
> speed this up.
Nope! I think i mentioned it on another post!
> 3. The running FBDev server runs my monitor, capable of 1024x768 at 75
> Hz refresh, at 60 Hz. The modelines for 1024x768 at this refresh rate
> are present in the configfile. Is there a different way of telling
> the server about the monitor? Does it recognize these same modelines
> or works on a conservative setting?
Refer fbset manpages and fb.modes!
> Thanks a zillion to Venu, Khader, Atul, Dr Sharukh, Shanu for their
> help.
If i flunk my BCOM final exams, U are to blame with the amount of time
that i spend on ur posts! ;-)
-- Shanu
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