Re: Console blanking problem with X11 + 2.4.x

James Simmons (jsimmons@acsu.buffalo.edu)
Tue, 18 Jul 2000 14:35:49 -0400 (EDT)

> > Which video card? What are you running?
> >
>
> For me it happens with a TNT2, X 4.01, nx drivers, gnome, sawfish,
> agpart for Via 8xxxx, but no console framebuffer since 2.4.0test4 I think
> (I couldn't compile test3, some missing priority struct-entry in timer.c).
> Do you need more details?

I think I know what the problem is. Could someone try X 4.01 with the
NVIDIA fbdev driver. Then set the video mode on the console to match the
bpp of the video mode you start X in. The resolution doesn't have to be
the same. Just the color depth.

Q: Why did they deprecate a.out support in linux?
A: Because a nasty coff is bad for your elf.

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