Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] XFbdev and frame buffer driver

[Michel <mic...@ii...>]

Ghozlane Toumi wrote:

> I have a slight problem whith Xfbdev on tom of my home brew driver :
> 
> If from X i switch back to a console driven by the driver, X dies horibly
> with a seg 11 .
> 
> When i kill X (ctr-alt-backspace) , the console doesn't clean itself, and
> the screen is a mix of the X display + the text on the console .
> 
> so my questions is : how switching back and forth betwen console
> and X (on the same fb driver) is handled, and does anyone has an
> idea of why X dies like that ?

I suggest looking at the ioctls it uses (xc/programs/Xserver/hw/kdrive/fbdev/)
and make sure your driver fully supports them.


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