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'''KMS''' (Kernel Mode Setting) allows setting the display resolution in kernel space instead of userspace. It allows setting native screen resolutions early in the startup process and can reduce flickering, both when booting up and when switching ttys. | '''KMS''' (Kernel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode%20setting Mode Setting]) allows setting the display resolution in kernel space instead of userspace. It allows setting native screen resolutions early in the startup process and can reduce flickering, both when booting up and when switching ttys. | ||
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KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) allows setting the display resolution in kernel space instead of userspace. It allows setting native screen resolutions early in the startup process and can reduce flickering, both when booting up and when switching ttys.
- Intel
- See Intel_Video#Kernel_Modesetting_(KMS)
- Radeon
- See Radeon_Video#Kernel_Modesetting_(KMS)
- Nouveau
- See Nouveau_Video#Kernel_Modesetting_(KMS)
- nVidia
Todo: Find out how KMS works with nVidia drivers
- Kernel mode setting archlinux.org