Re: console-'resolution' on sparc

[Taco IJsselmuiden <taco@alliantis.com>]

> > Is there a possibility using potato to change the 'resolution' of the
> > text-console on a sparc ??
> > on i386 it works using svgatextmode, but this doesn't seem to be available
> > for the sparc ??
> 
> Sparc (and most other non-i386 systems) do not have a "text mode". It is a
> framebuffer, and you can modify it with the fbset tool.
hmm, I don't get it to work ;((
it says:

sparcy:~# fbset -v
Linux Frame Buffer Device Configuration Version 2.1 (23/06/1999)
(C) Copyright 1995-1999 by Geert Uytterhoeven

Opening frame buffer device `/dev/fb0'
Using current video mode from `/dev/fb0'

mode "1136x864-102"
    # D: 100.000 MHz, H: 88.028 kHz, V: 101.884 Hz
    geometry 1136 864 1152 900 1
    timings 10000 0 0 0 0 0 0
    rgba 8/0,8/0,8/0,0/0
endmode

sparcy:~# fbset -v --test 640x480-60
Linux Frame Buffer Device Configuration Version 2.1 (23/06/1999)
(C) Copyright 1995-1999 by Geert Uytterhoeven

Opening frame buffer device `/dev/fb0'
Reading mode database from file `/etc/fb.modes'
Using video mode `640x480-60'
Setting video mode to `/dev/fb0'
sparcy:~# fbset -v 640x480-60
Linux Frame Buffer Device Configuration Version 2.1 (23/06/1999)
(C) Copyright 1995-1999 by Geert Uytterhoeven

Opening frame buffer device `/dev/fb0'
Reading mode database from file `/etc/fb.modes'
Using video mode `640x480-60'
Setting video mode to `/dev/fb0'
ioctl FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO: Invalid argument
sparcy:~# cat /proc/version 
Linux version 2.2.17 (root@auric) (gcc version 2.95.2 20000313 (Debian
GNU/Linux)) #1 Tue Jul 4 13:15:34 EDT 2000
sparcy:~# 

I have absolutely no idea what the problem got be, except for a
kernel-option I don't have (debian-stock kernel.

Any ideas ??


Greetz,
Taco.
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