[Lilux-help] TFT rotating screen

[Pascal Steichen]

On Sun, Apr 18, 2004 at 02:06:01PM +0200, Brent Frère wrote:
> Available in KDE configuration center or in SaX2, this option is 
> actually implemented in the XF86Config file (on my system under 
> /etc/X11/XF86Config).
> 
> In the section "device", you'll find something as:
> 
> Section "Device"
>  BoardName    "GeForce4 MX 440"
>  BusID        "1:0:0"
>  Driver       "nvidia"
>  Identifier   "Device[0]"
>  Screen       0
>  Option       "Rotate" "off"
>  VendorName   "NVidia"
> EndSection
> 
> Just replace the "off" by "on".
> 
> Not supported by NVidia 3D accelerated mode.
> 
> I think it answers your question. I use it sometimes. It works fine.

I did put this ins our "Tips 'n Tricks" section of our website, cause this might interested more people i think. Bytheway if anyone wants to add similar tips or trricks about stuff they managed to do on their Linux system, feel free to forward me a proposal for adding in this section of our website : http://www.linux.lu/lilux/front_content.php?idcat=9 ;)

cheers,
pst

> 
> Mike Pressel a écrit :
> 
> >Hi All, I have just bought a shiny new TFT monitor for my home PC.  It is 
> >one of the SAMSUNG monitors that can rotate 90 degrees so that the display 
> >is in portrait instead of landscape mode.  Although this isn't the reason 
> >that I bought it, it would be a nice feature to use when writing papers.  
> >
> >Does anyone know how I can change the orientation (rotate 90 degrees) of 
> >either X or KDE to take advantage of this pivot screen?  I haven't been 
> >able to dig anything up on Google, but I have found that there is an 
> >option in the KDE control center to rotate the screen.  Unfortunately, all 
> >options except for "normal" are inactive :(
> >
> >
> >Mike
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