Opened 8 years ago
Closed 8 years ago
#15704 closed defect (fixed)
Vboxvideo ignores DPI settings of the X11-server -> fixed in 5.1.2, possibly earlier
| Reported by: | vminko | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | guest additions/x11/graphics | Version: | VirtualBox 4.3.36 |
| Keywords: | dpi | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Windows |
Description
Steps to reproduce:
- Configure the X11-server to use a special DPI setting via the "-dpi" parameter. For example, on Gentoo you need to edit /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc:
exec /usr/bin/X -nolisten tcp -dpi 144 "$@"
- Start X11-server and check the actual DPI:
xdpyinfo | grep resolution
Expected result: The actual DPI setting is 144x144 dots per inch
Actual result: The actual DPI setting is 96x96 dots per inch
Problem description: The DPI=96 is hard-coded in the vboxvideo driver (in vboxvideo.c). It's better to keep the DPI value given by the X11-server. The proposed fix to this bug is attached.
Attachments (1)
Change History (4)
by , 8 years ago
| Attachment: | vboxvideo-4.3.38-dpi.patch added |
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comment:1 by , 8 years ago
If you would like things to move a little faster, could you please check whether this still affects version 5.1? Note that there are two drivers there: an X.Org one and a kernel one. The X.Org one is now the legacy driver, though this sort of fix would still be fine if we can be sure there are no side effects.
comment:2 by , 8 years ago
According to the source code, this bug is already fixed in the X.Org driver from version 5.1.2.
comment:3 by , 8 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |
| Summary: | Vboxvideo ignores DPI settings of the X11-server → Vboxvideo ignores DPI settings of the X11-server -> fixed in 5.1.2, possibly earlier |
Thank you for checking. I will close then.
Proposed fix.