[arch-general] KMS and external monitor resolution

[André Ramaciotti da Silva]

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 01:50:02AM +0100, Damjan Georgievski wrote:
> > I'm sorry if it has already been discussed here, but I couldn't find
> > anything with the keywords I was using. I even had a bad time choosing
> > this message subject.
> 
> xrandr ?
> 
> > I bought a new, bigger monitor to use with my notebook. I've already
> > configured X, but sometimes I like to write on the tty (there are less
> > distractions there) and I'm having a little problem with it.
> >
> > The native resolution of the notebook screen is 1280x800 and the native
> > resolution of the external monitor is 1920x1080, so when I'm on the tty,
> > the external monitor uses only a box on the top left side with a size of
> > 1280x800.
> >
> > What I would like to do is turn off the notebook monitor and use only the
> > external monitor with its native resolution, without, of course, messing
> > with my X setup, as it's already set.
> >
> > I'm using a Intel GMA965 with KMS.
> 
> it should support virtual size of 4096x4096 by default, so you are fine.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> damjan

As I said, X is fine. My problem is when using the ttys (alt-f[1-6]), and xrandr
doesn't work there.

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Andre