Framebuffer on 2.6.0!

Loke! · n00b Joined: 20 Dec 2003 Posts: 5

What has changed in 2.6 to get fb not working?
I've tested it on about 4 boxes, and a couple of friends did the same, only one box worked..
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ph03n1x · l33t Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 756

I know that doesnt help u but i have the same probelm

Paradigmbreak · n00b Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 64

same problem, no solution yet.

timmfin · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 6:19 pm Post subject:

Well I had a few troubles, but it is working fine for me. Here are my kernel choices in this area (there were a few kernel options added in 2.6 for fb).

Here is Device drivers -> Graphic Support

ph03n1x · l33t Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 756

Probably that is it...

x x <*> Framebuffer Console support

Found it was not activated by default in my kernel config...

gonna check it out

ta

mgillespie · Apprentice Joined: 16 Dec 2003 Posts: 170

And???

I have the same problem on my EPIA box,....

Loke! · n00b Joined: 20 Dec 2003 Posts: 5

Thats exactly what i use in my config, exept for not enabling Vesa 16-color-blah
It cant be that, can it?
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ph03n1x · l33t Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 756

Nah wasnt it for me... after 3 hours of waiting...

I came to decision to wait for kernel 2.6.0 a little more cos I cannnot:

1. make pcmcia work
2. make framebuffer work

2.4.20 is working smoothly though

noobler · n00b Joined: 23 Nov 2003 Posts: 17 Location: Australia

i got vesa framebuffer working on gentoo-dev-sources, not development-sources. i can't remember what i did exactly, but iirc i just copied my .config from development-sources to gentoo-dev-sources. i *think* i dropped support for vga 16 bit blah blah and only enabled the vesa part, all other usual framebuffer/console settings were enabled. i can't be bothered re-emerging development-sources to determine if indeed the vga 16 bit was causing framebuffer not to work, or if it was the gentoo-dev-sources that made them work.

sorry i can't be of further help guys
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petrjanda · Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 3:26 am Post subject:

i got it working with no problems

symbiote · Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 11:06 am Post subject:

Working with no problems as well.

Using -mm1 sources and applied the vesa_fb patch to get higher refresh rates (89hz on 1024x768). Also applied the bootsplash patch.

Even progress bars are working.

Using the vesa driver, thats the only thing I got enabled. Vesa driver, enabled framebuffer, bootsplash support, etc.

Grub.conf

petrjanda · Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 11:25 am Post subject:

symbiote · Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 12:08 pm Post subject:

yes, i got it to work with gentoo-dev-sources and development-sources as well.