* [9fans] nVidia screen resizing @ 2006-09-02 5:11 erik quanstrom 2006-09-02 5:30 ` geoff 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: erik quanstrom @ 2006-09-02 5:11 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans if i run aux/vga -l $vgasize once, life is good. if i want to resize the screen by the same method, the screen becomes unreadable and the machine hangs. has anyone else had this problem? - erik ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] nVidia screen resizing 2006-09-02 5:11 [9fans] nVidia screen resizing erik quanstrom @ 2006-09-02 5:30 ` geoff 2006-09-02 9:14 ` Federico Benavento 2006-09-02 12:12 ` erik quanstrom 0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: geoff @ 2006-09-02 5:30 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans It's a known problem. aux/vga knows how to get from cga mode into the desired vga mode, but not in general how to switch from one vga mode to another. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] nVidia screen resizing 2006-09-02 5:30 ` geoff @ 2006-09-02 9:14 ` Federico Benavento 2006-09-02 12:12 ` erik quanstrom 1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Federico Benavento @ 2006-09-02 9:14 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs if I'm using vesa I can do: aux/vga -l 1024x768x32 and then: aux/vga -l 1280x1024x32 but this doesn't work if you are not using "vesa". On 9/2/06, geoff@plan9.bell-labs.com <geoff@plan9.bell-labs.com> wrote: > It's a known problem. aux/vga knows how to get from cga mode > into the desired vga mode, but not in general how to switch from > one vga mode to another. > -- Federico G. Benavento ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] nVidia screen resizing 2006-09-02 5:30 ` geoff 2006-09-02 9:14 ` Federico Benavento @ 2006-09-02 12:12 ` erik quanstrom 2006-09-03 5:31 ` geoff 1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: erik quanstrom @ 2006-09-02 12:12 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans is it possible for aux/vga to reliablly switch from vga -> cga mode? is there a good way to adjust monitor timings or other settings without rebooting after every try? - erik ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [9fans] nVidia screen resizing 2006-09-02 12:12 ` erik quanstrom @ 2006-09-03 5:31 ` geoff 0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: geoff @ 2006-09-03 5:31 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 9fans As far as I know, there's no reliable way for vga to switch from vga to cga mode, and you have to reboot to try new settings. On the other hand, the new vesa stuff may have changed that. Russ? ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
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