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

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Fri Sep 24 2010 - 11:07:24 EST


On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:31:32 +0200 Uwe Bonnes wrote:

[just adding cc's]

> >>>>> "Randy" == Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>
> Randy> Is CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER enabled in your kernel .config file? If
> Randy> not, we need to find out how to enable it (there is no kconfig
> Randy> prompt for it).
>
> Yes, it is enabled
>
> Randy> Can you check if Alt-Sysrq-H (help) lists V for "force-fb(V)"?
> Yes, it is listed.
>
> And yes, my last experiments where with ALT-CTL-sysreq, so doomed for non
> function due to operator error.
>
> However:
> When running X, X.Org X Server 1.9.0 on Thinkpad R50 RV250, Alt-Sysrq-v
> switches to an all-black display. By console switching with ALT-CLT-F1 I
> get back to the booting console and ALT-CLT-F7 brings me back to X. Running
> on the console and calling Alt-Sysrq-v prints
> SysRq : Restore framebuffer console
>
> Is there some omission by the distribution or my setup that Alt-Sysrq-v when
> running X results in an all-black screen?
>
> And when I hit the hibernate problem, the screen stays black even with a
> console switch after Alt-Sysrq-v
>
> Bye
> --
> Uwe Bonnes bon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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~Randy
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