A Newbie's Guide To RandR 1.2

Nov 28, 2007, 05:30 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Michael Larabel)

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"Recently there has been much talk about RandR 1.2 support with RadeonHD and Nouveau (among other drivers), and as a result we have been asked many times now 'what is RandR, and why do I care?' Well, RandR is the 'Resize and Rotate' extension in X.Org and the v1.2 update introduces new functionality such as dynamic hot-plugging support for display devices. To help those who may be new to Linux or just never took advantage of this X.Org technology, we have written a brief guide with some of the RandR basics..."

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