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SubjectRe: kill -9 <pid of X>
On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> On Tue, 18 Aug 1998, Jon M. Taylor wrote:
> > On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > On Tue, 18 Aug 1998, Jon M. Taylor wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > So when is someone gonna write a simple basic VGA frame buffer device, that
> > > > > does stupid VGA modes (max. 320x256 in 8bpp, 640x480 in 4bpp) only?
> > > >
> > > > isn't this what vgafb did?
> > >
> > > Vgafb is VGA _text_ only.
> >
> > ??? Now I am really confused. So what is the difference between vgafb
> > and vgacon?
>
> Vgacon is an abstract console driver, vgafb is a frame buffer device. Vgacon is
> on the same level as fbcon, while vgafb runs under fbcon.

Ah, I see. Is vgacon the old (pre-fbcon) VGA console system?

Jon

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