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Debian text mode framebuffer issue - Kernel 5.14

I can't fix the startup issue I'm facing since I updated my Debian (bullseye) to backports distribution in order to get the Kernel 5.14 As per my researching it seems to be something related to the ...
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X writing top of screen to random parts of framebuffer - Xorg problem?

I have an ASUS laptop with an SIS graphics card. The default Xorg generated when I installed Debian (well, technically Raspbian Desktop) was at 640x480, yet it can easily do better as it's a 1280x800 ...
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Cannot force Debian to start in Framebuffer 640x480 resolution

In order to port an embedded project from an ARM target to Linux/x86, I have to create a Debian VM (I'm using Virtualbox right now) which starts in framebuffer mode with 640x480 resolution. I used ...
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Debian10: No such file or directory: /dev/dri/card0

I'm installing Debian 10 but I cannot startx nor have a GUI. I think the problem is about some driver. Here are the errors I've got in /var/log/Xorg.0.log : [drm] Failed to open DRM device for pci:...
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Accessing the full screen in console mode

I have a newly installed version Rockchip Debian running on a Libre Computer Renegade that I use solely in console mode. I am trying to get text to take up the entire screen and have managed to ...
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Switching between two framebuffer programs

I have two programs (mplayer and a custom java application) which both present GUI using framebuffers. They run in separate processes. I want to be able to switch from one program to the other without ...
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How do I use the color palette (FBIOPUTCMAP)?

I am trying to track down the following issue in Debian Jessie on PowerPC. Per bogl-bterm package maintainer the issue is simply that bterm makes uses of FBIOPUTCMAP, see ref here. So before even ...
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Can I enable framebuffer support in xterm [closed]

Can I enable framebuffer support in xterm? If yes, how can I do it? If no, what terminal emulator have a framebuffer support?
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How can I enable framebuffer in Debian

How can I enable framebuffer in Debian console? This is what I've already tried: Add the following lines to the "/etc/default/grub" file: GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768 GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1024x768 The ...
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Rotate console on startup (Debian)

I want to rotate my console (not X Server) by 90 degrees (clockwise). The following seems to work for me: echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fbcon/rotate; however, I'd prefer to use a kernel option in ...
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How do I start a gui framebuffer (no X) application on startup instead of console login prompt?

I have a python application that uses pygame to access the framebuffer directly without using X. I want to start this application on startup instead of showing the console login prompt. I haven't ...
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