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eric

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From: under heaven

Registered: 2004-02-11

Posts: 117

opensource ATI can't switch video modes with CTRL+ALT+plus/minus

Hi,
I've updated my system to the new xorg-server and video driver.
The new video driver (xf86-video-ati-6.7.195-1) can't switch video modes with the CTRL+ALT+plus/minus key combination. I use this key combination a lot and before I upgraded to the new driver this worked :-(

Anybody else having this problem?

I know I can use xrandr to change the video mode, but it doesn't exactly do what I want. Xrandr changes the video mode, but also changes the resolution of the screen, while CTRL+ALT+plus/minus keeps the resolution intact (the screensize is bigger than what is seen on the monitor, you can scroll the screen by moving the mouse "out" of the monitor)

Is there a fix/patch that I can try?

eric

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From: under heaven

Registered: 2004-02-11

Posts: 117

Re: opensource ATI can't switch video modes with CTRL+ALT+plus/minus

It looks like this is the result of the new opensource ati drivers use the new xrandr.

One of the changes is that it will treat the screen section in xorg.conf differently. Browsing through video modes, using the CTRL+ALT+plus/minus key combination, that are defined in the screen section in xorg.conf is not possible anymore.