From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Zielinski Subject: Re: Running frame buffer programs using a VGA console? Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 18:25:55 -0500 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <3FC7D983.2020804@undead.cc> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 1APrzz-0004Yf-00 for ; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 15:26:07 -0800 Received: from gw-undead3.tht.net ([216.126.84.18] helo=mail.undead.cc) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.24) id 1APrzy-0005eW-Kb for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 28 Nov 2003 15:26:06 -0800 In-Reply-To: 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"; format="flowed" To: Geert Uytterhoeven Cc: Linux Frame Buffer Device Development Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > So you have an active frame buffer device (you can check this using `cat > >/proc/fb').... > > > Yep. Same contents as when using fbcon. >... and fbtest should work. You cannot switch between graphcis and text mode, >though, since there's no console attached to your frame buffer device. > > > Huh? Now I'm confused. Do you mean that I can't go between text and graphics using fbset or some other such utility or do you mean that fbtest can't go between text and graphics modes? Because it's the latter that's happening by the looks of things. It's not going into graphics mode to do the test. John ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/