# HG changeset patch # User diego # Date 1162318828 0 # Node ID 98e477485b29b02bd8a3edf44cdf49e655eecf66 # Parent 82733372759fc3c1300b15e7b7e8595911804ae2 cvidix tricks, based on a patch by Reimar diff -r 82733372759f -r 98e477485b29 DOCS/xml/en/video.xml --- a/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml Tue Oct 31 17:55:54 2006 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml Tue Oct 31 18:20:28 2006 +0000 @@ -1386,6 +1386,17 @@ <option>-vo mga</option> or <option>-vo fbdev</option>. nVidia cards however are able to output truly graphical video on a real text console. See the <link linkend="vidix-nvidia">nvidia_vid</link> section for more information. + To rid of text on the borders and the blinking cursor, try something like + </simpara> + + <screen>setterm -cursor off > /dev/tty9</screen> + + <simpara> + (assuming <systemitem>tty9</systemitem> is unused so far) and then + switch to <systemitem>tty9</systemitem>. + On the other hand, <option>-colorkey 0</option> should give you a video + running in the "background", though this depends on the colorkey + functionality to work right. </simpara></listitem> <listitem><simpara> You can use VIDIX subdevice which was applied to several video output