SVGAlib driver
This is a driver for Linux SVGAlib. I really like this driver,
because I much prefer full screen zooming instead of a small
320x320 window in X11. It was one of the first drivers for XaoS and
is fully featured. The following problems can occur:
- XaoS doesn't initialize graphics mode
- when started under users other than root SVGAlib requires root
privileges to directly access the hardware. When you really want to
start XaoS as a normal user, enable the suid bit (
chmod
+s) at XaoS executable. note that I take care to disable all
security holes caused by this bit so I believe it is safe.
- Mouse doesn't work
- Screen is blank at higher resolutions
- Both this problems are probably caused by misconfiguration of
SVGAlib. Please configure it in
etc/vga/libvga.cong or
/usr/local/lib/libvga.conf GPM can also cause
problems. Try to kill it before starting XaoS.
- When I switch console I can't switch back
- This is another typical SVGAlib bug. Try to hold
F
key longer than alt. It helps on my computer. On older
SVGAlib there was a famous "enter bug" that caused a crash after
pressing enter. Try to update to a newer release.
SVGAlib driver was written by Jan Hubicka, 1997.