linux-kernel - Re: Any SYSRQ key to force mode switch to console mode when using KMS?

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Message-ID: <4C9A1FB7.9050902@oracle.com>
Date:	Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:24:39 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Uwe Bonnes <bon@...ktron.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Any SYSRQ key to force mode switch to console mode when using
 KMS?

On 09/22/10 02:44, Uwe Bonnes wrote:
>>>>>> "Randy" == Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> writes:
> 
>     Randy> On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:40:37 +0200 Uwe Bonnes wrote:
>     >> Hello,
>     >> 
>     >> is there any SYSRQ key that forces the video system to console mode,
>     >> especially when using KMS and allows to work on.
> 
>     Randy> sysrq-v help message says:
> 
>     Randy> force-fb(V) = "Restore framebuffer console"
> 
> How is that documented outside the sysrq itself?
> 
> /usr/src/linux-2.6.36-rc4-19/Documentation/sysrq.txt:
> 
> 'v'     - Dumps Voyager SMP processor info to your console

Yes, I noticed that and I posted a patch for it yesterday.

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~Randy
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