From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Zielinski Subject: Re: Running frame buffer programs using a VGA console? Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 16:11:29 -0500 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <3FC90B81.30406@undead.cc> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 1AQCNS-0004MC-00 for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 13:11:42 -0800 Received: from gw-undead3.tht.net ([216.126.84.18] helo=mail.undead.cc) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AQCNR-0001Km-U8 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 29 Nov 2003 13:11:42 -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: >I meant that you can't use the KDSETMODE ioctl if there's no console attached >to the frame buffer device. > > Ok. My last patched fixed that. I tried it using a remote ssh connection and it worked perfectly. What's happening here is that the radeon driver doesn't switch the card's video mode when I run the test. The fbtest program also shows a limited set of capabilities (no color modes) when I run it and aborts with a signal 11. It also kills the VGA font since I'm not saving video memory anymore. I noticed the other drivers do a VGA save/restore when they are opened or closed. Time to look at the code some more... 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/