Messages in this thread | | | From | Russell King <> | Subject | Re: [linux-fbdev] fbdev 2.4.0 cleanups | Date | Wed, 15 Mar 2000 19:57:23 +0000 (GMT) |
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Sven LUTHER writes: > whats the problem with me wanting to know what resolution my xserver is > currently running at ?
As far as the applications are concerned, xdpyinfo is more what you want. However, this will give you the virtual resolution, not the physical res.
> i just do a fbset -i on it, and then i can for example set the console fbdev > mode to exatcly the same to avoid slow switching between the console and X.
Linux actually switches quickly - it's your monitor that can't. You don't even have to have the same colour depth - all you really need to ensure is that the refresh rates for X and console are closely matched, and the monitor will not detect any difference during the switch.
(Disclaimer: on some really really cheapo video hardware, you may get a glitch, but I think that would be unlikely to be picked up with todays monitors). _____ |_____| ------------------------------------------------- ---+---+- | | Russell King rmk@arm.linux.org.uk --- --- | | | | http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/~rmk/aboutme.html / / | | +-+-+ --- -+- / | THE developer of ARM Linux |+| /|\ / | | | --- | +-+-+ ------------------------------------------------- /\\\ |
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