OpenSolaris Screen Resolution
rob_mazur
now hitting the 2-hour mark of googling. I have Solaris snv_70b on a
Sun Blade 1000 box, running at 1024x768. I need to switch it to
1600x1200 to accommodate a different LCD. How or where can I change
this?
What I have done:
1) the "Screen Resolution" tool says it can not support XRandR
2) I do not have a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to change
3) I have looked through contents in /etc/X11/gdm and /etc/X11/
sysconfig, but nothing is jumping out at me
4) searching opensolaris help has not given me the answer. I wanted
to post a question there, but trying to either change the password on
my existing account, or start a new account results in emailed
credentials that I am not receiving in my email or spam folders
5) I am having a difficult time searching around groups and webpages
for this answer
Thanks folks,
Rob
Chris Ridd
> I am hitting that point where what I hoped was a simple question is
> now hitting the 2-hour mark of googling. I have Solaris snv_70b on a
> Sun Blade 1000 box, running at 1024x768. I need to switch it to
> 1600x1200 to accommodate a different LCD. How or where can I change
> this?
>
>
> What I have done:
>
> 1) the "Screen Resolution" tool says it can not support XRandR
>
> 2) I do not have a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to change
Without an xorg.conf file, Xorg should probe your monitor and work out
what resolution to use automatically.
Do nothing and see if it works?
--
Chris
rob_mazur
Thanks for the response Chris.
I just started the box after about 8 months of dormancy when it was
last connected to a 1024x768 LCD display. So the machine is happily
pushing out 1024x768 to my 1600x1200 screen. But you can imagine what
that looks like.
So no, it does not seem to want to change automatically.
Rob
ITguy
> now hitting the 2-hour mark of googling. I have Solaris snv_70b on a
> Sun Blade 1000 box, running at 1024x768. I need to switch it to
> 1600x1200 to accommodate a different LCD. How or where can I change
> this?
>
Try "fbconfig -prconf" to check supported resolutions. I don't
remember the exact syntax for changing the resolution, but it's
something like "fbconfig -dev <device> -res 1600x1200x60".
Alan Coopersmith
|I am hitting that point where what I hoped was a simple question is
|now hitting the 2-hour mark of googling. I have Solaris snv_70b on a
|Sun Blade 1000 box, running at 1024x768. I need to switch it to
|1600x1200 to accommodate a different LCD. How or where can I change
|this?
|
|
|What I have done:
|
|1) the "Screen Resolution" tool says it can not support XRandR
|
|2) I do not have a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to change
|
|3) I have looked through contents in /etc/X11/gdm and /etc/X11/
|sysconfig, but nothing is jumping out at me
A Sun Blade 1000 is a SPARC, so won't be running Xorg or have XRandR
support - you'll be running Xsun and need to run the fbconfig command
to change the resolution.
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Richard B. Gilbert
Look in /usr/sbin/ for *config*. If you find something, try the man
page for it. You might also google for "Sun Frame Buffers"; you might
just strike it lucky and find some documentation for whichever graphics
device is installed. ISTR that the Blades used XVRmumble. The Owners
Manual for your Blade might also be of some help. Google might help you
locate a PDF version of the manual.
kangcool
From the sounds you did not set the box up, so it will be a normal
Xsun setup.
man fbconfig <- your search is over
rob_mazur
needed, and this did the trick:
fbconfig -dev /dev/fb -res 1600x1200x60d
Looks great. Thanks!
Rob