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Xorg FBDEV refuses to use the specified framebuffer

I'm using Xorg with the FBDEV driver, configuration: Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "fbdev" Option "fbdev" "/dev/fb0" ...
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Low-Latency method to read Xorg or DRM framebuffer

I am trying to build an application that can measure the latency/processing time of graphics frameworks on Linux. My idea is to implement simple programs that react to an input event (e.g. mouse click)...
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Write on /dev/fb0 has no effect on GUI console

I run X in this way /usr/bin/X vt07 -retro to have the GUI on console 7 and the gray grid as background. On console 1 I write while [ 1 ] ; do cat /dev/random > /dev/fb0; done and I see 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 run in framebuffer mode. error help

I'm using ParrotSec and the system I normally used gave an error last night and I could not solve it. I start normally, then wait, but the KDE does not start and the screen remains black. I pressed ...
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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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How to inform Xorg about a resolution I have already set?

I'm trying to get my Banana Pi Pro to switch between 1920x1080 and 1280x720 resolutions on an HDMI screen. Both resolutions work fine if I set them in uEnv.txt: disp.screen0_output_mode=1280x720p60 ...
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What is a framebuffer device and is it required to obtain a higher resolution?

I am running a gentoo guest OS on qemu-kvm. I can only get resolution of 800x600 in it. I want to be able to get a higher screen resolution. xrandr gives the following output : xrandr: Failed too get ...
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