How to test virtual resolution

How to test virtual resolution

[sun york]

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I was asked to add the support for virtual resolution for fsl_diu_fb. I
don't know how to test it without X. It seems that fbcon can use the
virtual resolution and pan around. Can someone shed some light on this?
 
York
 

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Re: How to test virtual resolution

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, sun york wrote:
> I was asked to add the support for virtual resolution for fsl_diu_fb. I
> don't know how to test it without X. It seems that fbcon can use the
> virtual resolution and pan around. Can someone shed some light on this?

You can try fbtest (CVS module FBdev/utlilities/fbtest on
http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-fbdev).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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Re: How to test virtual resolution

[York Sun]

Fbset can definitely change the resolution but it doesn't pan the
screen. I looked around but didn't find an application takes advantage
of the virtual resolution.

York

On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 21:17 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, sun york wrote:
> > I was asked to add the support for virtual resolution for fsl_diu_fb. I
> > don't know how to test it without X. It seems that fbcon can use the
> > virtual resolution and pan around. Can someone shed some light on this?
> 
> You can try fbtest (CVS module FBdev/utlilities/fbtest on
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-fbdev).
> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
> 						Geert
> 
> --
> Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org
> 
> In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
> when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
> 							    -- Linus Torvalds


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Re: How to test virtual resolution

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, York Sun wrote:
> Fbset can definitely change the resolution but it doesn't pan the
> screen. I looked around but didn't find an application takes advantage
> of the virtual resolution.

Sorry, I forgot to mention that the panning test requires that you
manually enable a large virtual resolution before running fbtest.

E.g. `fbset -vxres 2000 -vyres 2000'

> On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 21:17 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, sun york wrote:
> > > I was asked to add the support for virtual resolution for fsl_diu_fb. I
> > > don't know how to test it without X. It seems that fbcon can use the
> > > virtual resolution and pan around. Can someone shed some light on this?
> > 
> > You can try fbtest (CVS module FBdev/utlilities/fbtest on
> > http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-fbdev).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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Re: How to test virtual resolution

[York Sun]

I actually use fbset -g to set the resolutions. Does fbset have anything
to do with panning?

York

On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 22:06 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, York Sun wrote:
> > Fbset can definitely change the resolution but it doesn't pan the
> > screen. I looked around but didn't find an application takes advantage
> > of the virtual resolution.
> 
> Sorry, I forgot to mention that the panning test requires that you
> manually enable a large virtual resolution before running fbtest.
> 
> E.g. `fbset -vxres 2000 -vyres 2000'
> 
> > On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 21:17 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, sun york wrote:
> > > > I was asked to add the support for virtual resolution for fsl_diu_fb. I
> > > > don't know how to test it without X. It seems that fbcon can use the
> > > > virtual resolution and pan around. Can someone shed some light on this?
> > > 
> > > You can try fbtest (CVS module FBdev/utlilities/fbtest on
> > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-fbdev).
> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
> 						Geert
> 
> --
> Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org
> 
> In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
> when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
> 							    -- Linus Torvalds


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Re: How to test virtual resolution

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, York Sun wrote:
> I actually use fbset -g to set the resolutions. Does fbset have anything

So the third and fourth value for -g are the virtual resolution.

> to do with panning?

Not directly; it allows to set the virtual screen size, so the frame
buffer console (or an application like fbtest) can make use of it.

> On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 22:06 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, York Sun wrote:
> > > Fbset can definitely change the resolution but it doesn't pan the
> > > screen. I looked around but didn't find an application takes advantage
> > > of the virtual resolution.
> > 
> > Sorry, I forgot to mention that the panning test requires that you
> > manually enable a large virtual resolution before running fbtest.
> > 
> > E.g. `fbset -vxres 2000 -vyres 2000'
> > 
> > > On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 21:17 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, sun york wrote:
> > > > > I was asked to add the support for virtual resolution for fsl_diu_fb. I
> > > > > don't know how to test it without X. It seems that fbcon can use the
> > > > > virtual resolution and pan around. Can someone shed some light on this?
> > > > 
> > > > You can try fbtest (CVS module FBdev/utlilities/fbtest on
> > > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-fbdev).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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Re: How to test virtual resolution

[Ondrej Zajicek]

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On Wed, Aug 06, 2008 at 02:59:36PM -0500, York Sun wrote:
> Fbset can definitely change the resolution but it doesn't pan the
> screen. I looked around but didn't find an application takes advantage
> of the virtual resolution.

You can also test panning by writing to /sys/class/graphics/fb0/pan .

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Re: How to test virtual resolution

[York Sun]

On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 22:59 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, York Sun wrote:
> > I actually use fbset -g to set the resolutions. Does fbset have anything
> 
> So the third and fourth value for -g are the virtual resolution.
> 
> > to do with panning?
> 
> Not directly; it allows to set the virtual screen size, so the frame
> buffer console (or an application like fbtest) can make use of it.

Thanks, Geert. That's exact what I am asking -- what application can I
use and how?

York




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Re: How to test virtual resolution

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, York Sun wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 22:59 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, York Sun wrote:
> > > I actually use fbset -g to set the resolutions. Does fbset have anything
> > 
> > So the third and fourth value for -g are the virtual resolution.
> > 
> > > to do with panning?
> > 
> > Not directly; it allows to set the virtual screen size, so the frame
> > buffer console (or an application like fbtest) can make use of it.
> 
> Thanks, Geert. That's exact what I am asking -- what application can I
> use and how?

X? Just you specify a virtual screen in xorg.conf (see `Virtual' in
xorg.conf(5)).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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Re: How to test virtual resolution

[York Sun]

On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 09:02 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, York Sun wrote:
> > On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 22:59 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, York Sun wrote:
> > > > I actually use fbset -g to set the resolutions. Does fbset have anything
> > > 
> > > So the third and fourth value for -g are the virtual resolution.
> > > 
> > > > to do with panning?
> > > 
> > > Not directly; it allows to set the virtual screen size, so the frame
> > > buffer console (or an application like fbtest) can make use of it.
> > 
> > Thanks, Geert. That's exact what I am asking -- what application can I
> > use and how?
> 
> X? Just you specify a virtual screen in xorg.conf (see `Virtual' in
> xorg.conf(5)).
> 

Yes, X works. And it does use FBIOPAN_DISPLAY ioctl. I am looking for a
simple application such as a picture viewer.

Thanks anyway.

York


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