Subject: Re: RFC: switching to the console on panic
To: Tonnerre LOMBARD <tonnerre@bsdprojects.net>
From: Eric Haszlakiewicz <erh@nimenees.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 02/11/2006 15:32:29
On Sat, Feb 11, 2006 at 08:27:18PM +0100, Tonnerre LOMBARD wrote:
> Salut,
>=20
> On Sat, Feb 11, 2006 at 01:17:34PM -0600, Eric Haszlakiewicz wrote:
> > 	What does that do if you're running X?  (timeout trying to get the X
> > server to switch back to text mode?)
>=20
> This situation required a manual reset of the video card to VGA mode. I
> implemented it as a hack some time ago, but well. Also, I can't seem to
> find that patch anymore.

	that's what I figured.  I tried my own attempt at it using the vga_reset()
function, but I never got it to work. (not that I tried all that hard)
Sucks that you can't find the patch.  :(

eric