nanogui: problem setting video mode using FBSET???
Subject:
Re: Re: [nanogui] problem setting video mode using FBSET???
From:
"vats_kernel" ####@####.####
Date:
14 May 2002 08:56:59 -0000
Message-Id: <200205140824.NAA28755@WS0005.indiatimes.com>
ya i chekced my boot msgs,it says i have a vga16fb
along with other msgs realted to fb,this was also there
fb0: VGA16 VGA frame buffer device
so now how do i set my color depth n improve resolution??
tks
"Alex ####@####.#### wrote:
vats_kernel wrote:
> no i didnt get msg saying anything like less memory etc
> i tried for 16,24 but it didnt help,it gave same error.
> also in man pages i dont find -depth switch anywhere??
Your fbset supports the -depth parameter because it's sending a request
to the kernel and getting an error back in response. That generally
means that the driver can't do the requested change for some reason.
Perhaps you're using vesafb or vga16fb which don't support changing
modes on the fly? You can tell by reading the boot messages which say
what framebuffer driver is being used.
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