Rotate extension

[Chris Debenham]

Interestingly XVesa runs at 1400x1050 but I can't coax vesafb in linux 
to boot into 1400x1050 mode (says mode not valid, but I am using vga=834 
which is said to be 1400x1050x16)
Is there anyway I can get the settings XVesa uses and force the linux 
kernel fb driver to those settings?

Chris

Alex Deucher wrote:
> --- Chris Debenham <chris@adebenham.com> wrote:
> 
>>It works with Xvesa but currently I can only get vesafb to 1024x768
>>as 
>>it won't let any of the 1400x1050 modes work.
>>This means I need to get it working with Xvesa but so far no luck
>>(I'm 
>>using it at 16bit, but it failed at 8bit as well)
> 
> 
> You won't have any luck with a 1400x1050 mode on vesa because vesa
> relies on the bios for mode setting.  if the bios has no 1400x1050 mode
> than you are out of luck.  1400x1050 should work with xfbdev assuming
> the fb driver you are using supports native mode setting and can set
> that mode.
> 
> Alex
> 
> 
>>Any suggestions on what to try next.
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>Chris Debenham wrote:
>>
>>>I have tried the XVesa server at 100x1050x24, I'll try it with
>>
>>Xfbdev 
>>
>>>and also at 16bit
>>>
>>>Chris
>>>
>>>Alex Deucher wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>--- Matthew Allum <mallum@jamthebox.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>What server are you running ? It should work with Xfbdev at
>>
>>least.
>>
>>>>
>>>>Also, if the Xfbdev here is based on the one from xfree86, I think
>>>>rotation doesn't work at 24 bpp.  there was a bug related to this
>>
>>and
>>
>>>>some other rotation problems recently discussed on the devel list.
>>>>
>>>>Alex
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> -- Matthew
>>>>>
>>>>>on Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 01:37:31PM +1100, Chris Debenham wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I am running X on a Toshiba M200 tablet which has the funky
>>
>>ability
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>to
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>change from tablet to normal laptop format.
>>>>>>In doing this I need to rotate the screen 90 degrees.
>>>>>>Currently I have to restart the Xserver to do this but it would
>>
>>be 
>>
>>>>>>better if it was possible to rotate on the fly.
>>>>>>I know that the XFree86 server doesn't support rotate yet, but
>>
>>the 
>>
>>>>>>freedesktop server seems to. I tried it out but every time I
>>
>>rotate
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>the
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>screen it goes black then freezes (no local keyboard input
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>accepted,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>remote access still available)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Is this meant to work, or is it not implemented fully yet?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>    Chris Debenham
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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