Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 01:40:03 -0800 (PST) From: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kern/9520: VESA Console Lock-ups Message-ID: <199901160940.BAA23713@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/9520; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> To: aa8vb@pagesz.net Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp Subject: Re: kern/9520: VESA Console Lock-ups Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 18:38:58 +0900 >>Number: 9520 >>Category: kern >>Synopsis: VESA Console Lock-ups [...] >>Release: FreeBSD 3.0-RELEASE i386 >>Organization: >self >>Environment: > > Stock 3.0-RELEASE. VESA and VM86 options in compiled into kernel. > > VESA: v1.2, 4096k memory, flags:0x1, mode table:0xf00c4c64 (c0004c64) > VESA: STB Velocity 3D (S3 86C988) > sc0 at 0x60-0x6f irq 1 on motherboard > sc0: VGA color <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x0> > >>Description: > > I like the new VESA support! However, if I'm not careful I can > lock my system pretty easily. For example, switch ttyv0 to > 132x43, then Alt-F2 over to ttyv1. Instant lock. If I switch > all the ttys over to the same mode before a tty switch (via > vidcontrol < /dev/ttyv1 132x40, etc.) then tty switches seem > to work OK. However if I try to switch ttyv0 back to 80x60 while > ttyv0 is active, I hit another lock up. Is it actually lockup? Does the system beeps when you type anything after switching to ttyv0? I wonder if it is possible to type Alt-F1 to get back to ttyv0... I have some theory and will send you a patch shortly. > BTW, I'd sure like to do 132x60 on my 21" but it says > "not supported" (though that's what it says when you haven't loaded > the right font. I've loaded an 8x8 font and can do 80x60. Any > tricks to getting this to work? Type vidcontrol -i mode and you will see supported video modes. If 132x60 is not listed, there is no way to get that mode, I am afraid. Kazu yokota@FreeBSD.ORG To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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