> I have a similar problem with my G450, booting into the framebuffer,
> then loading xdm and working in X, and then switching back to the
> console. I may have another detail to add in that when I switch back
> to the console from X, my monitor blanks and displays the warning
> that the frequencies are out of range.
I think I have a work around. Boot up 2.4.3 with the framebuffer
enabled as normal. Log in as root and use the fbset program to change
the settings for all the framebuffers.
eg.
fbset -a 1024x768-70
or whatever works for you. fbset has its own man page.
This makes everything hunky-dory for me, in that after running fbset
I
can go in and out of X without ever losing the video signal.
Petr, I had a look at the drivers/video/matrox subdir and there's no
difference between 2.4.2 and 2.4.3, however there are differences in
the drivers/video dir to do with framebuffers. The files that have
been changed in drivers/video/ are:
creatorfb.c
fbmem.c
fonts.c
modedb.c
sbus.c
I know nothing about the nature of the changes that have been made
though!
It does seem to be a kernel problem rather than a X4.0.3 problem
seeing as how 4.0.3 works fine under 2.4.2, and that using fbset on
the framebuffer console in 2.4.3 solves the problem.
John
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