Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Running frame buffer programs using a VGA console?

[Geert U. <ge...@li...>]

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003, John Zielinski wrote:
> 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.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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