Re: [tlug] how do I rotate monitor image?

[Michal Hajek <hajek1@example.com>]

Hello :)

Big thank you for everyone in the thread :)

So here is what I have done so far: 

1. reading all your comments and suggestions - special big thank for
Matt, for his response was fastest {only 97 min. after my original post
:)) } and what more, full of nice explanations of how things work, which
was much appriciated by me :)

2. look into /var/log/XFree86.0.log - here comes a special thanks for
Stephen :) Although I really should have thought about it myself in the
first place :))
   
   - and yes, you (all of you, I'd say) were right, simply change X<->Y,
     as I did, is not a good idea :) Efectively, the system was smarter
     then me and used setup, which (more or less by chance) was the same
     as my previous setup

3. changed my XF86Config-4 back, added Option "RandRRotation" "on" -
   special thanks for Tobias :)

4. test xrandr. Unfortunately, rotations were not supported in XFree86. 
   although nvidia proprietary driver (which I am using) supports it.
   (nvidia-kernel- 1.0.7174-3     NVIDIA binary kernel module source)
   (with special thenks to Gabor, who first mentioned xrandr)
5. find info about X.org

6. switch to X.org simply by installing package with aptitude. 
   (xserver-xorg   6.8.2.dfsg.1-7) (wellcome in Debina nirvana!)

7. test xrandr once again - and voila! 
michal:~$ xrandr --verbose
 SZ:    Pixels          Physical       Refresh
 *0   1280 x 1024   ( 325mm x 260mm )  *60  
  1   1280 x 960    ( 325mm x 260mm )   60  
  2   1280 x 800    ( 325mm x 260mm )   60  
  3   1280 x 768    ( 325mm x 260mm )   60  
  4   1024 x 768    ( 325mm x 260mm )   60  
  5    800 x 600    ( 325mm x 260mm )   60  
  6    640 x 512    ( 325mm x 260mm )   60  
  7    720 x 450    ( 325mm x 260mm )   60  
  8    640 x 480    ( 325mm x 260mm )   60  
  9    640 x 400    ( 325mm x 260mm )   60  
  10   640 x 384    ( 325mm x 260mm )   60  
  11   512 x 384    ( 325mm x 260mm )   60  
  12   400 x 300    ( 325mm x 260mm )   60  
  13   320 x 240    ( 325mm x 260mm )   60  
Current rotation - normal
Current reflection - none
Rotations possible - normal left inverted right 
Reflections possible - none
Setting size to 0, rotation to normal
Setting reflection on neither axis
michal:~$ 

So now I can rotate the image _and_ the monitor screen with "xrandr -o
left" :) There are some minor issues with window manager (WMaker), but
these I can digest somehow :) 

Also I have subjective impression that the x-stuff goes a little bit
faster then before. 

Best regards
Michal