This is xvidsetmode, a simple utility for setting the video mode of an X
server directly, without cycling through successive modes.  The way it
works is:

1. In the mode you need, invoke 'xvidtune -show' and save the result.
2. Do something to change the video mode.
3. Run 'xvidsetmode ...' with the result of 'xvidtune -show' saved
   beforehand.

For example, on my Matrox video card, the 1024x768x24bpp mode produces
the following xvidtune output:

[roam@snark ~]> env DISPLAY=:0 xvidtune -show
"1024x768"     94.50   1024 1072 1168 1376    768  769  772  808 +hsync +vsync
[roam@snark ~]>

After I've changed the mode to 800x600x24bpp, I invoke xvidsetmode (the
following is all on a single line):

[roam@snark ~]> env DISPLAY=:0 xvidsetmode "1024x768" 94.50 1024 1072 1168 1376 768 769 772 808 +hsync +vsync

...and voila, my X display is back into 1024x768x24bpp mode!

Of course, as with any program, there are bound to be a couple of bugs
in this one; please let me know if/when you find any :)

Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>

$Ringlet: c/x11/xvidsetmode/README,v 1.1 2004/07/14 16:56:56 roam Exp $