[ltp] Re: how to make the console not blank out and change resolution?

Tino Keitel linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:59:37 +0200


On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 22:36:14 +0800, jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
> >>>>> "PG(" == Peter G (nephros) <thinkpad@nephros.org> writes:
> 
> PG(> I think it is <drivername>.modeset=0 (e.g. "radeon.modeset=0").
> PG(> I use both:  "vmlinuz foo radeon.modeset=0 modeset=0" which does work.
> 
> How does one determine the driver name to use? At one reboot per test
> and with all the unsuccessful combinations I've tried, I have determined
> that to defeat this piece of software is not easy.
> 
> As far as the log files another poster mentioned, well they are not
> operational at this point in the game. Thanks anyway.

What kernel do you use? It seems that it is an older one, which doesn't
support kernel mode setting anyway, so this wouldn't help.

Regards,
Tino