X Server and multiple resolutions on laptop

X Server and multiple resolutions on laptop

[Olivier Biot]

Hi list,

I mainly use cygwin (and XFree) on a laptop. When it
is docked, I get a higher resolution than when it is
undocked.

If I start the X server in docked mode, I get an X
server in 1280x1024 resolution. If I undock, my
resolution drops to 1024x768, which is OK. However, if
I return to docked mode, then the X server clips both
screen refresh and mouse to the previous (lower)
resolution.

Is there something I can do so the X server returns to
the higher resolution from the docked mode?

Regards,

Olivier

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Re: X Server and multiple resolutions on laptop

[Harold L Hunt II]

Olivier,

That sounds like a bug that needs to be looked into.

Harold

Olivier Biot wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I mainly use cygwin (and XFree) on a laptop. When it
> is docked, I get a higher resolution than when it is
> undocked.
> 
> If I start the X server in docked mode, I get an X
> server in 1280x1024 resolution. If I undock, my
> resolution drops to 1024x768, which is OK. However, if
> I return to docked mode, then the X server clips both
> screen refresh and mouse to the previous (lower)
> resolution.
> 
> Is there something I can do so the X server returns to
> the higher resolution from the docked mode?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Olivier
> 
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Re: X Server and multiple resolutions on laptop

[Harold L Hunt II]

Olivier,

[Not sure if you are subscribed, so cc'ing you.]

Could you send in the command-line that you use to start XWin.exe and 
the /tmp/XWin.log file from an instance where this problem occurs?

I think that the problem is a side-effect of our clipper that we use... 
but I need to know what parameters are being passed to XWin.exe before I 
can confirm that.

Harold

Olivier Biot wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I mainly use cygwin (and XFree) on a laptop. When it
> is docked, I get a higher resolution than when it is
> undocked.
> 
> If I start the X server in docked mode, I get an X
> server in 1280x1024 resolution. If I undock, my
> resolution drops to 1024x768, which is OK. However, if
> I return to docked mode, then the X server clips both
> screen refresh and mouse to the previous (lower)
> resolution.
> 
> Is there something I can do so the X server returns to
> the higher resolution from the docked mode?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Olivier
> 
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Re: X Server and multiple resolutions on laptop

[Olivier Biot]

Hi list,

The latest X server release 4.3.0-30 seems to have
solved this problem as I am unable to reproduce it!

Regards,

Olivier

--- Harold L Hunt II <huntharo@msu.edu> wrote:
> Olivier,
> 
> [Not sure if you are subscribed, so cc'ing you.]
> 
> Could you send in the command-line that you use to
> start XWin.exe and 
> the /tmp/XWin.log file from an instance where this
> problem occurs?
> 
> I think that the problem is a side-effect of our
> clipper that we use... 
> but I need to know what parameters are being passed
> to XWin.exe before I 
> can confirm that.
> 
> Harold
> 
> Olivier Biot wrote:
> > Hi list,
> > 
> > I mainly use cygwin (and XFree) on a laptop. When
> it
> > is docked, I get a higher resolution than when it
> is
> > undocked.
> > 
> > If I start the X server in docked mode, I get an X
> > server in 1280x1024 resolution. If I undock, my
> > resolution drops to 1024x768, which is OK.
> However, if
> > I return to docked mode, then the X server clips
> both
> > screen refresh and mouse to the previous (lower)
> > resolution.
> > 
> > Is there something I can do so the X server
> returns to
> > the higher resolution from the docked mode?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Olivier
> > 
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