>From what I was told from David Miller that its possible to change modes
on a sparc but he always uses the boot prompt to change the mode. Is it
possible to change the mode via boot prompt after boot time?
James Simmons (o_
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On 16 Dec 1999, Marcus Sundberg wrote:
> James Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > > 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.
>
> Huh? Don't you think a reboot is a little too much overhead for a
> ggiSetMode() call?
>
> //Marcus
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