Re: how to reset the video mode?
On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 07:29:23PM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> on Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 10:46:46PM -0500, Michael P. Soulier (michael.soulier@rogers.com) wrote:
> > Is there a way to reset the video after an occasion like this?
>
> In my experience, no, generally.
>
> Sometimes it's possible to restart X successfully, but consoles stay
> hosed. I generally reboot in this case.
If you are very lucky, then SVGATextMode might be able to reset the
consoles. I don't think this works with any modern cards, however.
Wouldn't hurt to try, though.
--
William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada
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