Re: Any SYSRQ key to force mode switch to console mode when usingKMS?
From: Uwe Bonnes
Date: Thu Sep 23 2010 - 05:51:35 EST
>>>>> "Randy" == Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Randy> On 09/22/10 02:44, Uwe Bonnes wrote:
>> >> 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
Randy> Yes, I noticed that and I posted a patch for it yesterday.
Thanks for caring!
However 2.6.36-rc4 also fixed my hibernate problem:
commit 84e1d836ef0759a152578a961894824bde89596f
Merge: 20f4cad 6715045
Author: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat Sep 11 15:50:53 2010 -0700
Merge branch 'pm-fixes' of
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/suspend-2.6
* 'pm-fixes' of
...
PM / Hibernate: Avoid hitting OOM during preallocation of memory
...
so I no longer hit the problem with the dark screen...
Bye
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