Re: easy framebuffer wanted. :)
Hi there.
Controlling the VESA display requires real mode interrupt calls, which
are unavailable after the kernel has been loaded. Therefore, the VESA
framebuffer support can't be used as a module, and must be compiled in
the kernel to be used.
Best regards,
Tom Alsberg
On Sun, Apr 08, 2001 at 03:45:03PM -0400, jeff covey wrote:
> i was very happy the other day when i installed my newest machine and
> got a penguin logo as soon as i rebooted. :)
>
> unfortunately, the kernel that the installation gave me
> (2.2.18pre21-idepci) is the only prepackaged kernel i've been able to
> find that has framebuffer support compiled in. i've tried 2.2.18,
> 2.2.19pre17, and 2.4.2-k7 without success.
>
> so i'd like to know one of two things:
>
> 1. where can i find a kernel that will boot and give me a framebuffer,
>
> or
>
> 2. how can i turn the framebuffer on when support for it has been
> compiled into modules? when i used a matrox millenium, i was able
> to modprobe matroxfb, and the framebuffer would pop on. 2.4.2-k7,
> which i'm using now, has tons of fb modules. how can i do the same
> thing with the vesa framebuffer and the card i have now (an s3
> savage4)?
>
> thanks,
>
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