Re: as86?

[Graeme Mathieson <graeme+from@mathie.cx>]

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Hi,

Heather <star@betelgeuse.starshine.org> writes:

> ob laptop:  framebuffer is driving me nuts.  What should be so different 
> about framebuffer support under Debian (potato/woody mix) and RH 6.1, that
> the latter "just works" for framebuffer X, but Debian complains?  (the
> framebuffer does work for console though)  

You're using framebuffer X?  Why?  There's no acceleration in the 
kernel framebuffer devices.  You will almost certainly be faster using
the correct Xserver.  In fact, the console will be significantly faster
if you don't use the framebuffer device.

- -- 
Graeme.
graeme+sig@mathie.cx

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