Subject: Re: X configuration and tuning
To: None <joel.carnat@noos.fr>
From: Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@Xtrmntr.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 07/03/2003 19:33:27
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hi,

On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 07:25:27PM +0200, Joel CARNAT wrote:
>=20
> I would like to try to change at least the depth, and if possible the res=
olution...
>=20
> dmesg says :
> <snip>
> cgsix0 at sbus0 slot 2 offset 0x0 level 9: SUNW,501-2325, 1152 x 900, rev=
 11 (console)
> cgsix0: attached to /dev/fb
> <snip>
>=20
> and xwininfo on twm desktop says:
> xwininfo: Window id: 0x2a (the root window) (has no name)
>   Absolute upper-left X:  0
>   Absolute upper-left Y:  0
>   Relative upper-left X:  0
>   Relative upper-left Y:  0
>   Width: 1152
>   Height: 900
>   Depth: 8
>   Visual Class: PseudoColor
>   Border width: 0
>   Class: InputOutput
>   Colormap: 0x21 (installed)
>   Bit Gravity State: ForgetGravity
>   Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
>   Backing Store State: NotUseful
>   Save Under State: no
>   Map State: IsViewable
>   Override Redirect State: no
>   Corners:  +0+0  -0+0  -0-0  +0-0
>   -geometry 1152x900+0+0
>=20

> according to the Sun's FB FAQ, there are some tools (ffbconfig, ...)
> but I didn't saw them on the machine.

it's a Solaris tool.

> Is it possible to get this card do... let says 1024x768x24bits ?  Or
> does it only know one resolution ?

it's 8-bit card, you can't get 24-bit depth.  see the following url for
possible resolutions:

 http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Devices/Graphics/GRAPH_TurboGX.html


regards,

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