From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751119AbWFLRUe (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:20:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751136AbWFLRUe (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:20:34 -0400 Received: from admin.zirkelwireless.com ([209.216.203.65]:19354 "EHLO admin.zirkelwireless.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751119AbWFLRUc (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:20:32 -0400 Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [PATCH 0/7] Detaching fbcon From: Michel =?ISO-8859-1?Q?D=E4nzer?= To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Linux Kernel Development In-Reply-To: References: <44856223.9010606@gmail.com> <448C19D7.5010706@t-online.de> <448C83AD.9060200@gmail.com> <448D1C9E.7050606@t-online.de> <448D5B4F.5080504@gmail.com> <1150122011.5693.17.camel@thor.lorrainebruecke.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Organization: Tungsten Graphics Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:20:26 +0200 Message-Id: <1150132826.5693.71.camel@thor.lorrainebruecke.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 18:46 +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote: > On 6/12/06, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 15:28 +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote: > > > > > > I like the possibility to change X resolution using fbset (from inside > > > X). I use it to correct problems caused by crashed X programs that > > > change resolution. But I run X with the UseFbDev option. > > > > Still, you should use something like xrandr instead, so the X server > > knows about it. > > I have never heared of a tool for X that does it. Well, now you have. :) Unless you have a different problem, but xrandr has always worked for me in the situations you describe above. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://tungstengraphics.com Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer