Re: fbset doesn't change resolution for all consoles

On Monday 25 April 2005 18:17, Grzegorz Adam Hankiewicz wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I have fbset 2.1 (23/06/1999) and I'm running kernel 2.6.10 with
> Matrox g450 support built into the kernel as well as fbcon. Standing
> on a console I try running "fbset -a resolution" or "fbset
> --all resolution" where resolution is one of the modes listed
> in /etc/fb.modes. However, only the current console's resolution
> is changed.
>
> Is this a bug in fbset? Is there any new version of this software? I
> remember using fbset on a 2.4.x kernel with the same video card
> without problems.
>

Not a bug in fbset, but is due to changes in fbcon code from 2.4->2.6.
Now, only the visible console will respond to fbset requests.

I'll see what I can do about this bug.

Tony




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