Mr. Dänzer, Thank you for the clarification. I was basing my speculation regarding the meaning of "maximum 4096 x4096" on section II.5 of the linked wiki which may be dated, incorrect, or more likely--I misinterpreted it. http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12
I appreciate your efforts. str8 On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 1:46 AM, Michel Dänzer <daen...@debian.org> wrote: > On Die, 2012-04-17 at 13:11 -0500, Straight BolognaSandwich wrote: > > > ... > > Note the maximum is still showing 4096 x 4096 even though I've done > > all I can think of to limit it. I also can drag windows off my screen > > in all four directions. > > That's normal, it would be up to the window manager to prevent this. > > > IF I remotely understand what is going on, this could also present > > itself as poor video performance in addition to the display > > corruption. It appears that video memory is still being allocated for > > an area of 4096 x 4096. > > No. With KMS, video memory is dynamically reallocated for the actual > current screen size, 1280x1024 in this case. That's why the hardware > limits can always be advertised for the maximum size. > > > -- > Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://www.amd.com > Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer >
