mi composed on 2026-01-09 01:13 (UTC+0100):
>> I have configured switchable X modes along my default in xorg.conf, it will
>> be fine
> Oh but i just now find that switching these X modes (configured as modelines
> in /etc/X11/xorg.conf) won't work anymore.
xrandr can be used for changing modes in Xorg. There's a similar tool for
Wayland
users.
> Maybe because the 'video=' parameter overides them or the framebuffer (with
> xorg) does not allow for that kind of on-the-fly switching ?
> It's a little bit of a pity because in the past i encountered some
> non-desktop-integrated apps (outside of any repo) where i didn't know how to
> enlarge their tiny fonts. And then it was convenient to just enlarge the
> screen.
> But anyway they are not that essential and also, some of them got better
> desktop integration, over the years.
video= should not impact X at all, with one exception. What GPU do you have?
Please share your I/O from running in a GUI terminal:
inxi -GSaz
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