[arch-general] Console FB conflicts with xorg
Hi, When I put in my grub configuration: GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep and consequently get framebuffer for the console, then xorg vesa driver not render properly, and the fbdev xorg driver stops working the DPMS. But If I comment that grub line, evething works fine. The problem is that I use a lot a framebuffer console, and also xorg. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
On Wed, 20 Apr 2016 18:57:55 -0300 Sebastián Pedersen <sebasped@openmailbox.org> wrote:
Hi,
When I put in my grub configuration:
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep
and consequently get framebuffer for the console, then xorg vesa driver not render properly, and the fbdev xorg driver stops working the DPMS.
But If I comment that grub line, evething works fine.
The problem is that I use a lot a framebuffer console, and also xorg.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Your best bet is going to be to build the sisfb module for your kernel. That's usually a bit of a pain, but you're in luck, because I wanted to figure out how to do DKMS for in-tree modules... and so I present to you the brand new AUR package linux-sisfb-dkms [1]. Now, I don't actually have a compatible card to test it with, but it modprobes okay so I think I did it right. Anyway, install that, ensure it automatically loads on boot by adding it to modules-load.d, and configure it to use the video mode you want according to the docs [2]. That'll typically be something like the following in a modprobe.d snippet: options sisfb mode=1024x768x32 Hope that all gets you working! [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linux-sisfb-dkms/ [2] https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/plain/Docume... ~Celti
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