On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 06:26:43PM +0100, Xavier Neys wrote:
> Today's revision 1.21 does not show changes from
>  revision 1.19
>  date: 2004/10/20 09:24:40;  author: swift;  state: Exp;  lines: +21 -5
>  #67897 - Use video for 2.6 framebuffer
> 
> Was that on purpose or have the updates been 'forgotten'?

Those were introduced by Chris Gianelloni:

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.documentation/1630

Quote:

"""
s/you have to add a vga- or video-statement to your bootloader
configuration file if you require framebuffer. The former is for 2.4
kernels while you should use the latter for 2.6 kernels./you have to add
a vga-statement to your bootloader configuration file if you wish to use
framebuffer./

s/For the video-statement, a simplified syntax is used. Most of the time
it's sufficient to use video=vesafb./If you are using a 2.6 kernel and
chose to use vesafb-tng, then you will use a video-statement instead.
The video statement is defined by WxH-D <at> Hz, or 1024x768-16 <at> 60./

Perhaps another table could be added for this, I'm not sure.  That's
totally up to you guys.  It should be noted that the vesafb-tng stuff is
only in the gentoo-dev-sources kernel and only in kernel >=2.6.8 at
that.
"""

Wkr,
      Sven Vermeulen

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