Adam Majer composed on 2018-02-26 13:24 (UTC+0100):
Felix Miata wrote:
It seems fbset was last packaged in standard repos for 64-bit in 12.3. Last changelog entry for it booted to 12.3 was 6 years ago. Current Debian and Fedora releases have it in their standard repos. It's missing from all Leap versions and 64-bit TW. Why? Is there some alternative method to query the in-use on vttys mode which since KMS mainstreamed is better suited, and that I've been unable to identify?
osc rq list -s accepted -t delete openSUSE:Factory fbset 134218 State:accepted By:coolo When:2013-05-16T10:11:27 delete: openSUSE:Factory/fbset Review by Group is accepted: legal-auto(licensedigger)
Review by Group is accepted: factory-auto(factory-auto)
Review by User is accepted: vdziewiecki(vdziewiecki)
Descr: Obsoleted by KMS and other modern tools Comment: about time
Maybe `kmscon` is something you are looking for?
I can find nothing in kmscon that is equivalent to # fbset mode "1024x768-76" # D: 78.653 MHz, H: 59.949 kHz, V: 75.694 Hz geometry 1024 768 1024 768 16 timings 12714 128 32 16 4 128 4 rgba 5/11,6/5,5/0,0/0 endmode All I'm after is the first line: mode 1024x768-76 but in addition I want rows and columns as inxi reports: # inxi -G Graphics: Card: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller Display Server: X.org 1.18.3 drivers: modesetting (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) tty size: 189x52 Advanced Data: N/A for root So, the best I can come up with as yet follows: # fbset | grep 'mode "' mode "1440x900" # inxi -G | grep tty tty size: 189x52 Advanced Data: N/A for root The object is in forums and mailing lists getting to the bottom of why it happens that a user reports giant fonts on the vttys, and coming up with the best solution. Apparently on current openSUSE releases there is no equivalent to fbset that an inquisitor can utilize to report the in-use vtty mode, unlike can be done on Fedora and Debian. kmscon apparently usurps the bash login and offers no provision to switch to some other vtty. So, no, kmscon does not appear to be a substitute for fbset. -- "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Whatever else you get, get wisdom." Proverbs 4:7 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-packaging+owner@opensuse.org