On 15-Mar-2012, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Hm. What do "Framebuffer text console" and "Graphics console" mean > (i.e., how can I produce each on my machine)?
They're my attempt to describe different stages of startup, and are
probably inaccurate.
A default Debian desktop workstation install will, on booting, go through
several visible stages relevant for this report:
* the default text mode left by the boot loader
(“initial Linux console”)
* a mode switch to provide a high-resolution text console
(“framebuffer text console”)
* a switch to a graphics console, on VC7, to present GDM 3
(“graphics console”)
* then the user logs in through GDM 3
* a GNOME 3 session with either accelerated graphics or not
(“gnome-shell mode”)
Please let me know more conventional terms for these, so that I can
communicate better what's happening.
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