On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 6:36 PM Joe Salmeri <jmscdba@gmail.com> wrote:
On 10/22/24 4:43 AM, Thomas Zimmermann via openSUSE Factory wrote:
Hi,
after this thread has been around for a year, I intent to finally disable fbdev userspace interfaces on TW. The tracker bug is boo#1212947. [1] Most users will not notice the change. Here are some notes on the topics that came up wrt fbdev interfaces.
* The only program in TW requiring fbdev interfaces, the installer's fbiterm, has been removed a while ago. [2]
* The fbcon device will still be available and remain available. If you require console rotation for your text-mode console, please use
echo {0, 1, 2, 3} > /sys/class/graphics/fbcon/{rotate, rotate_all}
where 0 to 3 represent rotation angles from 0 to 270 degrees. If you still set up rotation via /sys/class/graphics/fb0/rotate, that interface will be gone.
* Users of xf86-video-fbdev should upgrade to Xorg's modesetting driver.
Hi Thomas,
xf86-video-fbdev was installed by default when TW was installed so I assume at some point that package will be dropped from the repos and removed from systems.
When that happens will the Xorg modesetting driver be auto installed ?
If not, what is the name for that package ?
Is it xorg-x11-driver-video ?
It is bundled in the xorg-x11-server package. You don't need a separate driver package. -- 真実はいつも一つ！/ Always, there's only one truth!