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

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Alex Malinovich wrote:
> 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. :)
More RAM?

Faster video card?

More RAM?

Faster processor?

More RAM?


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Kent