[directfb-users] Re: 1400x1050 not possible with ATI M9?

[Ville Syrjälä <syrjala@sci.fi>]

On Sat, Jan 22, 2005 at 07:26:37PM -0500, Taoufik Zammou wrote:
> 
> I've done some tests and realized that:
> 
> - When recompiling DirectFB without multi-app support (fusion),
> DirectFB works in 1400x1050.
> - When compiled with multi-app, DirectFB crashes on 1400x1050...
> whatever the refreshrate is. I've tried 1400x1050@62 and 1400x1050@75.
> Both worked good with fbset (console). Running DirectFB with the last
> one gave screen for a half a second, there after i get the "Caught
> signal 7" error. Running DirectFB with the fist one, DirectFB exists
> immediatly with the "Caught signal 7" error.

My guess is that you have a size limit on /dev/shm and using 1400x1050 
pushes you beyond that limit.

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