Hi members,

How and what file I need modify to change video resolution in Solaris
10. I'm using the SunJava Desktop System.
 
Thanks a lot.
 
Paulo Cardinali
pscardinali@yahoo.com.br

Vetorpc wrote:
> Hi members,
> 
> How and what file I need modify to change video resolution in Solaris
> 10. I'm using the SunJava Desktop System.
>  
> Thanks a lot.
>  
> Paulo Cardinali
> pscardinali@yahoo.com.br
> 

I'd like to know that one too. For reasons unknown, I never used to have 
to worry about it, but for some reason it defaults to 1280x1024 or so 
now. Every time the machine is rebooted (which was about 5x today due to 
power loss in the high winds), I need to change it.

I use fbconfig -res 1600x1200x60 now

But I'd like to know how to set this permanently.

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Vetorpc wrote:

> Hi members,
> 
> How and what file I need modify to change video resolution in Solaris
> 10. I'm using the SunJava Desktop System.
>  
> Thanks a lot.
>  
> Paulo Cardinali
> pscardinali@yahoo.com.br
> 

See man fbconfig

> >
>
> I'd like to know that one too. For reasons unknown, I never used to have
> to worry about it, but for some reason it defaults to 1280x1024 or so
> now. Every time the machine is rebooted (which was about 5x today due to
> power loss in the high winds), I need to change it.
>
> I use fbconfig -res 1600x1200x60 now
>
> But I'd like to know how to set this permanently.
>
> --
> Dave (from the UK)
>
> Please note my email address changes periodically to avoid spam.
> It is always of the form: month-year@althorne.org
> Hitting reply will work for a few months only - later set it manually.
>
> http://chessdb.sourceforge.net/ - a Free open-source Chess Database



Thanks Dave but I cant find this command. When I try fbconfig returns
not found.

And if I put ls - R | grep fbconfig nothing else too. Maybe I should
have a class about Solaris...!

Vetorpc wrote:
> > I'd like to know that one too. For reasons unknown, I never used to have
> > to worry about it, but for some reason it defaults to 1280x1024 or so
> > now. Every time the machine is rebooted (which was about 5x today due to
> > power loss in the high winds), I need to change it.
> > I use fbconfig -res 1600x1200x60 now
> > But I'd like to know how to set this permanently.

Pretty much a FAQ. Check the contents of:
/usr/dt/config/Xservers on how to set up a
custom config most notably the lines:
#   Before making changes to the file, should copy it to the
configuration
#   directory, /etc/dt/config

For custom options man Xsun
You can use fbconfig to tweak with

> Thanks Dave but I cant find this command. When I try fbconfig returns
> not found.
> And if I put ls - R | grep fbconfig nothing else too. Maybe I should
> have a class about Solaris...!

Or possibly post to a more appropriate newsgroup like alt.solaris.x86
as what you are saying suggests a FeeCee platform??
As I recollect fbconfig doesnt exist there. And there are two different
X servers which are set up completely different from one another.
Could be wrong of course.
Often am : >

Vetorpc wrote:
> Hi members,
> 
> How and what file I need modify to change video resolution in Solaris
> 10. I'm using the SunJava Desktop System.
>  
Xsun or Xorg?

kdmconfig for Xsun and xorg.conf for Xorg, or right click->screen
resolution.

-- 
Ian Collins.

Vetorpc wrote:

>>I'd like to know that one too. For reasons unknown, I never used to have
>>to worry about it, but for some reason it defaults to 1280x1024 or so
>>now. Every time the machine is rebooted (which was about 5x today due to
>>power loss in the high winds), I need to change it.
>>
>>I use fbconfig -res 1600x1200x60 now
>>
>>But I'd like to know how to set this permanently.
>>
>>--
>>Dave (from the UK)
>>
>>Please note my email address changes periodically to avoid spam.
>>It is always of the form: month-year@althorne.org
>>Hitting reply will work for a few months only - later set it manually.
>>
>>http://chessdb.sourceforge.net/ - a Free open-source Chess Database
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks Dave but I cant find this command. When I try fbconfig returns
> not found.
> 
> And if I put ls - R | grep fbconfig nothing else too. Maybe I should
> have a class about Solaris...!
> 

Try /usr/sbin/fbconfig

Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> Vetorpc wrote:
> 
>>
>> Thanks Dave but I cant find this command. When I try fbconfig returns
>> not found.
>>
>> And if I put ls - R | grep fbconfig nothing else too. Maybe I should
>> have a class about Solaris...!
>>
> 
> Try /usr/sbin/fbconfig
> 
On Sparc.

-- 
Ian Collins.

gerryt wrote:
> Vetorpc wrote:
> 
>>>I'd like to know that one too. For reasons unknown, I never used to have
>>>to worry about it, but for some reason it defaults to 1280x1024 or so
>>>now. Every time the machine is rebooted (which was about 5x today due to
>>>power loss in the high winds), I need to change it.
>>>I use fbconfig -res 1600x1200x60 now
>>>But I'd like to know how to set this permanently.
> 
> 
> Pretty much a FAQ. Check the contents of:

Its not in the Solaris FAQ at least!

> /usr/dt/config/Xservers on how to set up a
> custom config most notably the lines:
> #   Before making changes to the file, should copy it to the
> configuration
> #   directory, /etc/dt/config

I've done that. And I recall doing this before in the past and it 
solving my problems. I guess I did not restore the files from /etc when 
I upgraded at some point, so /etc/dt/config/Xservers was not restored 
from tape.

> For custom options man Xsun

I can find no reference to resolution in the Xsun man page. There


There is:


  -defdepth n
           Use a visual of depth n as the default visual.  If  not
           specified,  the  default is device dependent.  defdepth
           entries in a -dev option override this option for  that
           device.

to set the number of colours, but nothing obvious to set the resolution.

-dev filename
           This option specifies the name of the framebuffer  dev-
           ice  file to be used instead of the default framebuffer
           /dev/fb.  Multiple instances of  this  option  indicate
           multiple  screens  on the same server.  After each -dev
           option a list of modifiers changes the behavior of  the
           named device.
<snip>
           dpix n
                The dpi in the x direction for this screen  is  n.
                The default is 90.

suggesting one can set the dpi. My screen is a non-Sun one (21.3" TFT), 
so I don't think that will solve my problem.

I had a few attempts at what I thought might work, but the server would 
not start. Even after looking at the errors in /var/dt/Xerrors, I'm not 
sure how to fix it.

> You can use fbconfig to tweak with

I can set it OK with fbconfig - just how sure how to make those changes 
permanent.


Perhaps Casper will add this to the FAQ. I can't even find it on the 
Framebuffer FAQ.

The annoying thing is, I have done it once before. I tried Googling, but 
no such luck there either!


-- 
Dave (from the UK)

Please note my email address changes periodically to avoid spam.
It is always of the form: month-year@althorne.org
Hitting reply will work for a few months only - later set it manually.

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Vetorpc wrote:
> Hi members,
> 
> How and what file I need modify to change video resolution in Solaris
> 10. I'm using the SunJava Desktop System.

Launch->Preferences->Desktop Preferences->Display->Screen Resolution

As easy as in Windows...

(Don't get started now guys. You know I'm not a Windows fan... ;-))

On 2007-01-19, Thommy M. Malmstr�m <thommy.m.malmstrom@gmail.com> wrote:
> Vetorpc wrote:
>> Hi members,
>> 
>> How and what file I need modify to change video resolution in Solaris
>> 10. I'm using the SunJava Desktop System.
>
> Launch->Preferences->Desktop Preferences->Display->Screen Resolution

"The X Server does not support the XRandR extension. Runtime resolution
changes are not supported".

About as much use as Windows, too.

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In article <eoqjd0$5k8$4@apophis.demon.co.uk>, Huge  <huge@huge.org.uk> wrote:
>"The X Server does not support the XRandR extension. Runtime resolution
>changes are not supported".

	Unless you need 3D-acceleration across multiple screens in 
Xinerama, using Xorg for your X server is probably a better idea..

-- 
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- Ken Thompson

hennessy wrote:

> 	Unless you need 3D-acceleration across multiple screens in 
> Xinerama, using Xorg for your X server is probably a better idea..

Does Xorg not support that on solaris? At least it does on linux using
the proprietary nvidia drivers, so I don't really know what the issue
would be (the incompatibilities with Sun's version of Xinerama maybe? I
thought a workaround had been implemented).

hennessy@earl-grey.cloud9.net (hennessy) writes in comp.unix.solaris:
|In article <eoqjd0$5k8$4@apophis.demon.co.uk>, Huge  <huge@huge.org.uk> wrote:
|>"The X Server does not support the XRandR extension. Runtime resolution
|>changes are not supported".
|
|	Unless you need 3D-acceleration across multiple screens in 
|Xinerama, using Xorg for your X server is probably a better idea..

If you need 3D-acceleration at all on x86, using Xorg is your only
choice.   If you need Xinerama on x86 on anything but a Sun Ray,
you'll also need Xorg.

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Thommy M. Malmstr=F6m escreveu:

> Vetorpc wrote:
> > Hi members,
> >
> > How and what file I need modify to change video resolution in Solaris
> > 10. I'm using the SunJava Desktop System.
>
> Launch->Preferences->Desktop Preferences->Display->Screen Resolution
>
> As easy as in Windows...
>
> (Don't get started now guys. You know I'm not a Windows fan... ;-))


Sorry all members...

I'm traveling yesterday. Let me speak more details.

This Solaris 10 run as a virtual server with Vmware in a Windows
platafom. When I start Solaris the default resolution is 1280x1024 and
when I try modify resolution Vmware lost Vsync.

Well, I'm a really "newbie" in solaris :-). Therefore I want to know
exactly what file configs video resolution in solaris 10 running in a
x86 plataform.

Thanks for all the tips.

In article <eoqppl$128o$1@nef.ens.fr>, Marc  <marc.glisse@gmail.com> wrote:
>Does Xorg not support that on solaris? At least it does on linux using
>the proprietary nvidia drivers, so I don't really know what the issue
>would be (the incompatibilities with Sun's version of Xinerama maybe? I
>thought a workaround had been implemented).

	IIRC Xorg allows a proprietary NVidia module called 'TwinView' to 
load, but it has limitations (last time I looked, it only worked with a 
single card and you had to have the same screen size and depth on both 
screens).  I also know that Xinerama is deprecated and the future is 
supposed to be Cairo + Glitz, but we're in the shaky middle for the time 
being.

	My test is to run a moving GL Xscreensaver hack (such as 
'atlantis').  If it's accelerated across all screens, then it's good.  
Otherwise, it's suck.
-- 
"When in doubt, use brute force."
- Ken Thompson

In article <eorkib$30ep$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
Alan Coopersmith  <alanc@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
>If you need 3D-acceleration at all on x86, using Xorg is your only
>choice.   If you need Xinerama on x86 on anything but a Sun Ray,
>you'll also need Xorg.

	So is Sun doing away with Xsun?
-- 
"When in doubt, use brute force."
- Ken Thompson

hennessy@earl-grey.cloud9.net (hennessy) writes in comp.unix.solaris:
|In article <eorkib$30ep$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
|Alan Coopersmith  <alanc@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
|>If you need 3D-acceleration at all on x86, using Xorg is your only
|>choice.   If you need Xinerama on x86 on anything but a Sun Ray,
|>you'll also need Xorg.
|
|	So is Sun doing away with Xsun?

Long term, yes.

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  Working for, but definitely not speaking for, Sun Microsystems, Inc. 

hennessy wrote:
> In article <eoqppl$128o$1@nef.ens.fr>, Marc  <marc.glisse@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>Does Xorg not support that on solaris? At least it does on linux using
>>the proprietary nvidia drivers, so I don't really know what the issue
>>would be (the incompatibilities with Sun's version of Xinerama maybe? I
>>thought a workaround had been implemented).
> 
> 
> 	IIRC Xorg allows a proprietary NVidia module called 'TwinView' to 
> load, but it has limitations (last time I looked, it only worked with a 
> single card and you had to have the same screen size and depth on both 
> screens).  

They don't have to be the same size.

-- 
Ian Collins.

In article <51khq0F1j9btfU31@mid.individual.net>,
Ian Collins  <ian-news@hotmail.com> wrote:
>They don't have to be the same size.

	From reading the latest Solaris Xorg release notes from nvidia, it 
looks like they have much better support for Xinerama built-in..  

http://us.download.nvidia.com/solaris/1.0-9746/README/appendix-s.html

	Up to 4096x4096 for "older" Geforce, 8192x8192 for 8-series, and 
no limit for Quadros.  Neat!
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