VESA driver (GSOC 2014)

• Student: Wolf Ramovsky
• Mentor: Martin Děcký
• ​Project description
• Repository: ​lp:~wolf-ramovsky/helenos/vesafb

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compctl utility

Usage

compctl [comp/ctl node] <command> [<arguments…>]

If the first optional parameter — compositor control node — is omitted, comp:0/ctl is used

Commands:

• list-vp — Enumerate viewports attached to compositor

• list-modes <viewport id> — Enumerate modes of selectet viewport

• set-mode <viewport id> <mode index> — Set mode on viewport

Example

List viewports in given compositor.

/ # compctl list-vp
id        name
54        devices/\virt\fb\vsl0

List viewport modes. Output is truncated. Сurrent mode marked by asterisk, default mode — by [default].

/ # compctl list-modes 54
index     properties
1         640x480 0.00 Hz
...
14        1024x768 0.00 Hz
...
37        1920x1080 0.00 Hz *     [default]
...

Switch to a different mode.

/ # compctl set-mode 54 14