/dev/fb0 cannot be found?

tommy04 · n00b Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 16

For some reason, when I try using fbsplash, I get an error on startup that says /dev/fb0 cannot be found. I checked /dev, and see that there is an fb0. What's wrong?

(Sorry I can't give the exact error- fbsplash comes up before gpm, so I can't copy the error

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tommy04 · n00b Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 16

Forgot grub.conf:

kucrut · n00b Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 38

Have u included the Video mode selection (CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y) in your kernel??
it's under

tommy04 · n00b Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 16

Yup, that's set.

I think it might be a permission problem...

(in the first post, I meant that I see that there is an fb0 device)

tommy04 · n00b Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 16

Bump -_-

This is really starting to bug me... I have a feeling bumps are frowned upon on these forums, but I reaaaly want a framebuffer

Gentree · Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:11 pm Post subject:

try search instead of bump, I gave up on bootsplash to-ing a nd fro-ing every time I updated something but there are lots of posts and howtos, use the search .

HTH

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