Start surf browser with xinit , than toggle full screen mode

[finalturismo]

Ok guys so iam stuck on this one, i can launch programs with xinit or by putting them in the .xinitrc file. The application will load, but i cant for the life of me figure out how to toggle full screen mode. I want avoid running any type of window manager altogether.

The idea is to just start a browser on boot , having that be the only function.


Any idea?

If anyone wants to try to figure out with me that would be great, i have been stuck here for 2 days.

The best i can find is use wmctrl or xdotool to toggle the open window to full screen. But for some reason i cant even get that to work.

[NeddySeagoon]

finalturismo,

Your Xorg.0.log would be useful. Along with the capabilities of the display you are using.
The display capabilities should be in Xorg.0.log but the auto detect would get it right if they were.
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[finalturismo]

I don't think the problem is with the defaults of Xorg or using a null driver but i could be wrong.

It has no issues toggling full screen when i use ratpoison window manager or openbox.

here is my log

[NeddySeagoon]

finalturismo,

Your kernel is broken and your display is broken.

You probably have the old framebuffer driver in you kernel, hence

[finalturismo]

I know what your saying but its not this, my log for the most part is clean after i deleted it. I was trying a bunch of random commands. I would like you to try this for your self, from some Googling it seems to be a common hurdle for many people trying to do a web based kiosk setup with xinit.

It does the same thing on my other systems. There must be some settings i need to change for xserver.....

It has no problems when i launch any type of window manager.

Problem is xserver hasnt been used too much like this since the early 2000s and my knowledge on it is limited....


as far as graphics performance, it is not needed at all.

I really want to get to the bottom of this , because iam trying to make a minimalist system with the least amount of packages possible to boot into a web based kiosk that accesses the internal web server.

Gentoo is the perfect solution for this , with its use flag system and ability to build your own kernel. Should be rock solid when finished , if my n00b self can manage to get past this issue XD

[Ant P.]

Does your matrox card have enough vram to run at 1920x1080? Try using Depth 16.

[finalturismo]

I think the only way for me to get help on this is if one of you smart linux gurus WOULD TRY IT FOR YOUR SELF.



So you can see whats going on here. I know why it is not working now but i don't know how to solve it. The X server is starting with the correct resolution but the application started sees a smaller resolution than X is actually set for.

For example if i start dwm and launch surf after, i can even close dwm and surf stays at the correct resolution.

There is no display errors, or driver issues. The window it self is not showing at the correct size inside of X.

If i launch just about any wm it will start just fine. The other parts of the screen are also accessible to the mouse and other applications.

The applications launched are not utilizing the full resolution of the X server and i know this is just because of lack of configuration.

For example dwm is able to use the correct resolution of x server, if i knew a little more coding i would solve this my self.

Can someone please just drop down into a tty and just attempt to use startx with surf added to .xinitrc file? so you guys can see what iam talking about.

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[NeddySeagoon]

finalturismo,

Xorg does not start with the correct resolution.

[finalturismo]

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[NeddySeagoon]

finalturismo,

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