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  1. Bug #129910
  2. Comment #256

Comment 256 for bug 129910

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Loye Young (loyeyoung) wrote : Re: [Bug 129910] Re: Blank ttys when using vesafb (vga=xxx)

On Jan 11, 2008 1:54 PM, klerfayt <email address hidden> wrote:
> I know this is not the best place to ask question, but - is there a wiki or
> something that explains all this
> "console/framebuffer/what_ever_is_this_tty_really_called" stuff in layman's
> terms?

Yes, there are, though it's a bit more complicated than it appears on
the surface. I mentioned a few in an earlier post, but you might also
want to look at:

http://homer.iycc.biz/cgi-bin/dwww?type=runman&location=console/4
http://homer.iycc.biz/cgi-bin/dwww/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-html/Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO.html
http://homer.iycc.biz/cgi-bin/dwww/usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-html/Text-Terminal-HOWTO.html

Happy Trails,

Loye