Re: Running frame buffer programs using a VGA console?

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003, John Zielinski wrote:

quoted

Silly question.  Is it actually possible to run a fb program like fbtest 
if your console is the VGA console?  I tried it but the fb driver 
doesn't seem to switch modes.

No, you cannot. You need an active frame buffer device driver.

It depends on the setup and driver. With the riva and vga16fb driver you 
can. You just enable fbdev support without fbcon and use vgacon. It works 
:-) 




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