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From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Framebuffer
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 13:31:47
Message-Id: BANLkTimU-KfuDrpcpUZi2dLWJd9v6ehC_g@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Framebuffer by JDM
1 On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 5:57 AM, JDM <jdm@×××××××××××××××××××.uk> wrote:
2 > Genthinktank,
3 > How can you determine all the available frambuffer resolutions and colour depths on a particular host for vesafb. I normally set this through trial and error but there must be a command to determine these?
4 > JDM
5 >
6 >
7
8 HTH,
9 Mark
10
11 c2stable ~ # hwinfo --framebuffer
12 02: None 00.0: 11001 VESA Framebuffer
13 [Created at bios.459]
14 Unique ID: rdCR.u0Yr_tr7pZ7
15 Hardware Class: framebuffer
16 Model: "NVIDIA GF100 Board - 10250008"
17 Vendor: "NVIDIA Corporation"
18 Device: "GF100 Board - 10250008"
19 SubVendor: "NVIDIA"
20 SubDevice:
21 Revision: "Chip Rev"
22 Memory Size: 14 MB
23 Memory Range: 0xd5000000-0xd5dfffff (rw)
24 Mode 0x0300: 640x400 (+640), 8 bits
25 Mode 0x0301: 640x480 (+640), 8 bits
26 Mode 0x0303: 800x600 (+800), 8 bits
27 Mode 0x030e: 320x200 (+640), 16 bits
28 Mode 0x030f: 320x200 (+1280), 24 bits
29 Mode 0x0311: 640x480 (+1280), 16 bits
30 Mode 0x0312: 640x480 (+2560), 24 bits
31 Mode 0x0314: 800x600 (+1600), 16 bits
32 Mode 0x0315: 800x600 (+3200), 24 bits
33 Mode 0x0330: 320x200 (+320), 8 bits
34 Mode 0x0331: 320x400 (+320), 8 bits
35 Mode 0x0332: 320x400 (+640), 16 bits
36 Mode 0x0333: 320x400 (+1280), 24 bits
37 Mode 0x0334: 320x240 (+320), 8 bits
38 Mode 0x0335: 320x240 (+640), 16 bits
39 Mode 0x0336: 320x240 (+1280), 24 bits
40 Mode 0x033d: 640x400 (+1280), 16 bits
41 Mode 0x033e: 640x400 (+2560), 24 bits
42 Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
43 c2stable ~ #