Changing framebuffer settings on the fly
Hi Debian!
I asked the author of vsefb-tng what that means.
He is very good in replying to email you send him:
On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 09:16:52AM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
Hi,
>> Thanks a lot for the latest vesafb-tng. I use the 2.6.9 version.
>> I have a question on what you say in your vesafb-tng page:
>>
>> set graphic modes at any time (not only at boot)
>>
>> I looked at /Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt but did not find the answer
there.
>>
>> Could you elucidate or indicate where to find that info?
What this means is that you can use fbset to change the current video
mode at any time. With the standard vesafb driver this is impossible and
you're stuck with whatever mode you set at boot.
Live long and prosper.
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