[Ilugc] Enabling Framebuffer

[Shakthi Kannan]

Hi Sripriyan,

--- Sripriyan C <sripriyanc at amiindia.co.in> wrote:
> 1. Output of  fbset -fb /dev/fb0
>     open /dev/fb0: No such device

Because you don't have the driver?
 
My test machine has Intel Corporation 82865G
Integrated Graphics Device (Rev 02).

cat /path/to/kernel/source/.config | grep FB:

# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD is not set
CONFIG_FB=y
# CONFIG_FB_RIVA is not set
CONFIG_FB_CLGEN=m
CONFIG_FB_PM2=m
# CONFIG_FB_PM2_FIFO_DISCONNECT is not set
CONFIG_FB_PM2_PCI=y
CONFIG_FB_PM3=m
# CONFIG_FB_CYBER2000 is not set
CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
CONFIG_FB_VGA16=m
CONFIG_FB_HGA=m
CONFIG_FB_MATROX=m
CONFIG_FB_MATROX_MILLENIUM=y
CONFIG_FB_MATROX_MYSTIQUE=y
CONFIG_FB_MATROX_G450=y
CONFIG_FB_MATROX_G100=y
CONFIG_FB_MATROX_I2C=m
CONFIG_FB_MATROX_MAVEN=m
# CONFIG_FB_MATROX_PROC is not set
CONFIG_FB_MATROX_MULTIHEAD=y
CONFIG_FB_ATY=m
CONFIG_FB_ATY_GX=y
CONFIG_FB_ATY_CT=y
CONFIG_FB_ATY_CT_VAIO_LCD=y
CONFIG_FB_RADEON=m
CONFIG_FB_ATY128=m
CONFIG_FB_INTEL=m
CONFIG_FB_SIS=m
CONFIG_FB_SIS_300=y
CONFIG_FB_SIS_315=y
CONFIG_FB_NEOMAGIC=m
CONFIG_FB_3DFX=m
CONFIG_FB_VOODOO1=m
# CONFIG_FB_TRIDENT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set
# CONFIG_FBCON_ADVANCED is not set
CONFIG_FBCON_MFB=m
CONFIG_FBCON_CFB8=y
CONFIG_FBCON_CFB16=y
CONFIG_FBCON_CFB24=y
CONFIG_FBCON_CFB32=y
CONFIG_FBCON_VGA_PLANES=m
CONFIG_FBCON_HGA=m
# CONFIG_FBCON_FONTWIDTH8_ONLY is not set
# CONFIG_FBCON_FONTS is not set

for 2.4.21-4 on x86. You need to enable a VGA driver
for your kernel (modular or built-in).

SK

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Shakthi Kannan
http://www.shakthimaan.com

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