Paul Colquhoun <paul...@andor.dropbear.id.au> writes:
> On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:54:51 Harry Putnam wrote:
>> Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gen...@gmail.com> writes:
>> > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote:
>> >> I'm also guessing there is some kind of replacement that I need to
>> >> learn about if it effects my longtime reliance on xorg.conf to keep
>> >> using my huge desktops I like to use. For yrs I've
>> >> used.
>> >>
>> >> Subsection "Display"
>> >> Depth 24
>> >> Modes "1280x1024" #"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>> >> Virtual 2048 1536
>> >> ViewPort 0 0
>> >> EndSubsection
>> >> EndSection
>> >>
>> >> in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>> >> To get a 2048x1536 desktop to flop around on.
>> >>
>> >> I've never seen or heard of a way to get that without using xorg.conf.
>> >
>> > I think you would use xrandr to set it, or your desktop environment's
>> > GUI settings panel (or equivalent).
>>
>> I may be using xrandr wrong but it doesn't do the trick used like
>> this:
>>
>> I'm running an `emerge world' so didn't want to close down X so I used
>> Ctrl-alt F1 to leave X and then Ctrl-alt F2 to login on a different
>> virtual terminal.
>>
>> Then commented out the `Virtual' line in xorg.conf:
>>
>> EndSubsection
>> Subsection "Display"
>> Depth 24
>> Modes "1280x1024" #"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>> # Virtual 2048 1536
>> ViewPort 0 0
>> EndSubsection
>> EndSection
>>
>>
>> Then startx on a different display.
>>
>> startx -- :1
>>
>> Once X is up:
>>
>> xrandr <no args>
>> shows 1280x1024 as being the highest resolution.
>>
>>
>> xrandr -s 2048x1536 shows:
>>
>> Size 2048x1536 not found in available modes
>>
>> The xfce display setting tool also shows 1280 as the highest possible
>> setting.
>>
>> I've asked before where else this might be set... in more than 1
>> forum. I think you may find its not all that easy to set a Resolution
>> way higher than your card supports.
>
>
> Did you look at the man page for xrandr?
Yes, but failed to notice that long complex command
I saw -s <size> and thought I'd found the right switch.
> I think you need the "--fb" & "--panning" options. There is even an example
> towards the end of the man page.
I guess you mean this monstrosity?
Have one small 1280x800 LVDS screen showing a small version of a huge
3200x2000 desktop, and have a big VGA screen display the surrounding of
the mouse at normal size.
xrandr --fb 3200x2000 --output LVDS --scale 2.5x2.5 --output VGA
--pos 0x0 --panning 3200x2000+0+0/3200x2000+0+0/64/64/64/64
Thanks... I'll try that
