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benefiz
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 Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject: No framebuffer device [solved] |
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Hello,
i was looking quite a while for a common problem, but havent found a solution yet. I want to enable splash.
I did everything explained in the howtos  :
Splash is runlevel default. I added framebuffer kernel options
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CONFIG_FB=y
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CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
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CONFIG_FB_RADEON=y
CONFIG_FB_RADEON_I2C=y
CONFIG_FB_RADEON_DEBUG=y
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CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
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CONFIG_FB_SPLASH=y
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and so on (want to save this topic from the whole config).
I only have readeon driver installed (i have ati radeon mobility x700, so no vesafb-tng driver, using vesafb doesnt change anything). X is starting.
My grub.conf looks like
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kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r8 root=/dev/hda4 video=radeonfb splash=silent,fadein,theme:emergence console=tty1 quiet
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My problem is, and there is no clear solution yet, i dont have framebuffer devices
| Code: | #fbset
open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory |
as well as when booting the kernel. What do i have to install/add to the kernel/do whatever to get /dev/{fb,fb0,fb1,etc.)?!
If i just didnt find the right thread, just link to it. I know, this topic is annoying
Cheers,
Benefiz
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nixnut
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| Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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Did you recompile your kernel too and copied the kernel image to /boot with the name you use in grub.conf?
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benefiz
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| Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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| nixnut wrote: | | Did you recompile your kernel too and copied the kernel image to /boot with the name you use in grub.conf? |
Although i'm a noob in this forum, i didnt forget to recompile my kernel  Actually, i did it a couple of times to solve this problem 
Anyway, the problem is finally solved 
I didnt have success with the radeon statement in my grub AND a lot of new USE flags e.g. fbsplash or fbcon AND adding | Code: | | VIDEO_CARDS="ati fbdev" |
so i tried vesafb-tng (added to kernel and recompiled ). Still didnt work and additionally i got a nice bug when booting. AND there is a incompatibility regarding to mobility radeons (as QuizMasta found out). So i had to use the "normal" vesa driver!!!
Important part of grub.conf | Code: | | video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr:3 vga=0x318 |
This thread helped me out https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-391465.html
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