I'm having issues getting to the documentation for this (linux-fbdev.org) - I think maybe my firewall here at work hasn't been patched for ECN - but could it be done with "use fbdev" option and the fbset util?
One piece of doc I can get to at the mo: http://i810fb.sourceforge.net/howto/x411.html seems to suggest that you can change modes on the fly, although this is aimed at virtual consoles, not X... -Oli >===== Original Message From Mark Vojkovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===== >On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, [iso-8859-1] Gareth wrote: > >> All, >> >> Does anyone have a Flatscreen working, both in Portrait mode and Landscape mode >> under XFree86 and Linux? >> >> If so, I'd really appreciate some help. I have an NVidia graphics card, and >> can set an option in the XFree86 config file to rotate the screen to portrait >> mode, but can not work out how to enable the same sort of functionallity as >> Windoze, where you can just rotate the screen at the click of a button... is >> there a way of doing this under XFree86 ? > > There is not. > >> >> I think that it may be possible be setting up multiple screens (and devices), >> one being in Portrait mode, and one in landscape, then switch between the 2 in >> some way. Am I on the right lines? > > > You could have multiple servers and VT switch between them. >I don't see a way to have multiple screens on the same server and >switch between them. > > > Mark. > >_______________________________________________ >XFree86 mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
