Re: vbetool on pure AMD64 system

Frank
2005-11-12T12:09:05Z

Thanks for your replies. So I was right assuming that vbetool can not be used
with a 64 bit kernel. I hope that you succeed porting it, Matthew. I was told
that my laptop suspends and wakes fine on x86 (with the most recent Kubuntu).
I suppose they are using vbetool to get the VGA back.

10. November 2005 17:07, Matthew Garrett:
| There's a video_post program that should also be mentioned in the docs.
| It uses x86emu, but I'm not convinced that it's entirely correct.
| Implementing the same functionality in vbetool shows different
| interrupts being called in lrmi mode and x86emu mode.

I tried that and it does not get my display back active after Suspend.
Furthermore, if I run it on a normally working display (before Suspend) it
makes the display go mad (the content scrolls by very rapidly, kind of
flickering).

12. November 2005 12:02, Erik Slagter:
| What kind of video adapter does your laptop feature?

It is an SiS M760 chipset including VGA. Do you have any suggestions for that?