From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jurriaan Subject: Anyone got vm86d working? I've got some questions Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 13:03:38 +0200 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20030409110338.GA1760@middle.of.nowhere> Reply-To: thunder7@xs4all.nl Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Received: from smtpzilla5.xs4all.nl ([194.109.127.141]) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 193Idp-0000Lg-00 for ; Wed, 09 Apr 2003 09:41:41 -0700 Received: from zeeotter.xs4all.nl (zeeotter.xs4all.nl [80.126.31.149]) by smtpzilla5.xs4all.nl (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h39GfcfF043371 for ; Wed, 9 Apr 2003 18:41:38 +0200 (CEST) Content-Disposition: inline Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net The vm86d package from Antonino Daplas should allow me to change the parameters of my VESA framebuffer after booting. Unfortunately, I can't get it working. vm86d won't run unless I have a /dev/vm86 entry. The auther mentioned the correct major/minor numbers for this entry would be in linux/Documentation/devices.txt and linux/include/linux/misc.h. Since vm86 is a patch against 2.5.66, I tried looking for this information, but 'vm86' doesn't appear in devices.txt and 2.5.66 has no include/linux/misc.h file. Then I searched 2.5.66 and 2.4.21pre7 for any mention of vm86. No luck. touch /dev/vm86 works in so far as vm86d starts without error messages, but neither fbset nor stty change anything about the resolution. strace on vm86d shows endless select() calls without anything else. Googling didn't help, alas. Antonino also mentioned going away for a while, and not having a linux box at his disposal; so now I'm asking here. If you have a /dev/vm86, could you tell me the output of ls -l /dev/vm86 please? Thanks, Jurriaan -- "Windows?", said Pooh. "I want a computer, not a house." Pooh buys himself a 'Puter. Debian (Unstable) GNU/Linux 2.5.66 3940 bogomips load av: 1.15 0.88 0.36 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com