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.