On Sat, 2001-10-20 at 04:17, Greg Ward wrote:
> On 20 October 2001, Michel D?nzer said:
> 
> > Yes, use fbset -x to get an X mode definition. But as I pointed out, it
> > shouldn't matter. The important thing is that the two VCs you want to
> > switch between use the same mode.
> 
> Just to clarify: do you mean that the two VCs must have the same mode
> before starting X on either of them?

No. The way it would work is that the framebuffer device realizes they
are _currently_ using the same mode so it doesn't have to reinitalize.


> A curious aside: is it possible to fbset the mode of a different VC?
> Eg. if I'm in VC 1, fbset only changes the mode of that VC.  Can I make
> it change the mode of VC 7?  (Yes, I know this is a Linux framebuffer
> question, but I thought I'd take a chance here.)

You can set all VCs with fbset -a. Use with caution when X is running. ;)


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Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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