From: Matan Ziv-Av (matan@svgalib.org)
Date: Sun 25 Jun 2000 - 12:30:06 IDT
> I'm just wondering if svgalib is now, or will soon be, able to work > with framebuffer text modes (that are set using the kernel's > framebuffer device at bootup, eg, "vga="791"). Theoretically it should work now. > Last time I tried using svgalib apps from framebuffered consoles, it > failed to restore the framebuffer mode (resulting in an This should not happen. If it does (and not with vesa), it is a driver problem. Please report to the author of the driver. > unrecoverable blank screen - fumbling around in the dark, doing > "startx" saved me from a potential hard reboot and at least gave me > a working user interface :) If you are using a real fb driver (not vesafb), then fbset (or switching vc) should solve the problem. I don't use fbright now, but I got some reports of svgalib interacting well with fb. -- Matan Ziv-Av. matan@svgalib.org
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