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Re: fast swithichg between X and virtual console - how to?



On Sat, 2003-11-08 at 11:20, Miernik wrote:
> Switching between X and virtual console is very slow, (with 
> Ctrl-Alt-F1, etc).
> 
> Is it possible to have it swich as fast as is switching between 
> virtual consoles?
> 
> If I set exactly the same video mode on my text console and X (I mean 
> resolution, timings, etc to be the same, one text and the other 
> graphics mode of course) will it switch fast? It won't have to change 
> video modes.
> 
> Or maybe if I install a framebuffer and run both text and X console 
> through a framebuffer it will be fast?

Is there some reason you need to constantly switch to the VTs? Can you
just use xterm instead? That would make switching a lot faster. :)

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