Re: X server does not allow to switch between resolutions

[Alexandru Fomin <yo3fxy at spymac dot com>]

Hi,

Rainer Koschke wrote:
> No success on my machine.
>
> xrandr =>
>   Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".
>
> Attached are my current configuration file and the
> X server log file.
>
> Strangely enough, /var/log/XFree86.0.log lists:
>
>   (==) RandR enabled

this is a bug :( of the driver

> The command
>   xvidtune -next
> works.
[...]
> Section "Device"
> 	Identifier	"ATI"
> 	Driver		"fglrx"
> 	# If X refuses to use the screen resolution you asked for,
> 	# uncomment this; see "Bugs and Workarounds" for details.
>   	#Option "NoDDC"
>
> 	# === disable/enable XAA/DRI ===
>   	Option  "no_accel"              "False"

replace line bellow in your XF86Config-4 file:

>   	Option  "no_dri"                "False"  

with:

Option  "no_dri"                "True"

and it should work now, but you loose 3d acceleration :(

sorry for not being very clear on this in my prev e-mail.