Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: fbdev, console, (video) overlay/underlay& fbtv

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

James Simmons wrote:
> 
> > >In 2.5.x, we will change behavior: only one app can open /dev/fb* at the
> > >same time, and VC switching is adisabled as long as /dev/fb* is open.
> >
> > This can be a problem. For example, X will open /dev/fb*, so I won't
> > be able to open it from my command line tool to send it the ioctl that
> > control the mirroring on the VGA output.
> 
> Shouldn't Xinerma be handling that. If it doesn't then as usual XFree86 is
> broken.

I rather suspect your knowledge about Xinerama is lacking...


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