Re: Any SYSRQ key to force mode switch to console mode when usingKMS?

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Wed Sep 22 2010 - 11:25:02 EST


On 09/22/10 02:44, Uwe Bonnes wrote:
>>>>>> "Randy" == Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> Randy> On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:40:37 +0200 Uwe Bonnes wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> is there any SYSRQ key that forces the video system to console mode,
> >> especially when using KMS and allows to work on.
>
> Randy> sysrq-v help message says:
>
> Randy> force-fb(V) = "Restore framebuffer console"
>
> How is that documented outside the sysrq itself?
>
> /usr/src/linux-2.6.36-rc4-19/Documentation/sysrq.txt:
>
> 'v' - Dumps Voyager SMP processor info to your console

Yes, I noticed that and I posted a patch for it yesterday.

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