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Is it possible to access the "frame buffer" so I can change the properties of each pixel?

I don't know if my question is technically correct. Here is what I want to do, I'm running linux with xorg. The colors on my screen is way too dull. Its not my hardware because when I had windows my ...
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Is it possible to run fb on one head and X on anohter, given one card connected to a TV and a monitor?

I would like to set up so that my computer's monitor is connected to it's VGA output, while having a framebuffer on the other head. Both heads seem to share a card. They work fine as part of the same ...
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Two screens/monitors in Linux console (FB not Xorg)

I try to 'mirror' a Linux console (not Xserver) from a Dell laptop to an external monitor connected with HDMI cable. The graphic card is Intel UHD 620. What's the best approach? Initial net search ...
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Why I need a framebuffer size larger then monitor size when transform destination area is smaller

I tried to remove 100px left & right the top of a 1366x768 screen (as below) using xrandr transformation. But I got an error about not enough framebuffer size. $ xrandr --output LVDS1 --fb ...
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How to install drivers for integrated intel graphics?

I am building a minimal Debian system. I installed Debian Wheezy with the netinstall iso, and selected to install only basic system utilities, no desktop environment. The computer that is running this ...
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dual monitor with uvesafb / Intel 945GME?

I'm using uvesafb to get a simple framebuffer on a Intel 945GME embedded graphics controller. That works fine. The PC has a single combined DVI+VGA output connector and both outputs currently show ...
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