Re: Re: [PATCH][FBCON]: Mode Switch in fbcon_blank()

["Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@hotpop.com>]

On Monday 05 July 2004 03:32, David Eger wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 11:47:46PM +0800, Antonino A. Daplas wrote:
> > On Friday 02 July 2004 18:25, Javier Marcet wrote:
> > > I use radeonfb and when switching from X to console my two monitors
> > > will go out of sync. The VT is actually there since I can type on it,
> > > but I can't see anything on neither of my two monitors :(
> >
> > Jurriaan's problem told me that I'm probably over-engineering the mode
> > switch code. Perhaps the ugly workaround patch is not necessary.  All
> > that is needed is to bypass fbcon_resize() and just do a simple
> > set_par().
> >
> > David, Javier, can you try the patch below?  Reverse the one with the big
> > HACK ALERT comment first.  If it works for you two, the code just became
> > simpler.
> >
> > Tony
>
> With this patch, X won't even get to the point of showing an X cursor :-(
>

Ok, so the hack is really needed.  Forget the patch then. 

Thanks

Tony




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