Bug#423014: console's last three lines become inaccessible once xdm start up
On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 17:31:34 +0200, Edward Welbourne wrote:
> >> Section "Device"
> >> Identifier "Intel 82915G/GV/910GL"
> >> Driver "vesa"
> >> BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
> >> EndSection
> >>
> > Did you try the "i810" driver instead of "vesa"?
> > Also, do you use a fb console?
>
> This is the point where I should point out that I am not a sysadmin.
> (I *have* been using X since the early '90s, so I can work out how to
> use startx manually, though.)
>
> Consequently, it'll be worth going into slightly more detail when
> asking me for more information, so I know what to do to discover the
> answers you need. Relevant command-lines should suffice.
>
> I'm guessing that if I run dpkg-reconfigure on the xserver package,
> it'll ask me to select a driver and I can change from vesa to i810.
>
That, or replace vesa with i810 in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and restart X.
> However, I've no idea how to find out whether I'm using an fb console.
> I have six virtual consoles and an X session, accessible by Alt+F[1-7],
> with help from Ctrl if coming from the X session.
> Please suggest a command that'll reveal whether I have an fb console.
>
Maybe lsmod will show whether a fb driver is loaded.
Cheers,
Julien
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