Re: Restoring videomode on return from S3 sleep

From: Pavel Machek (pavel@suse.cz)
Date: Tue Nov 27 2001 - 13:16:04 EST


Hi!

> > I'll need to restore video mode on returning from acpi sleep...
> >
> > Unfortunately, video selection code is not part of kernel, it is
> > 16-bit code. acpi_wakeup.S, otoh, *is* part of kernel :-(.
>
> Is this on the console and if it is I assum you are uing vgacon. It could
> be the S# card has a broken implemenation. This wouldn't be the first.
> Their has been a patch sometime for vesafb to work properly with S3 cards.
>
> S3 framebuffer anyone? I remember their has been scathered work on this
> but I never seen anything come to light for this.

Oh. Sorry. By S3 I mean ACPI S3 state. ACPI S3 == suspend to RAM.

Basically what I need is to restore video mode after returning from
ACPI S3 sleep state, so that vesafb works properly.
                                                                Pavel

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