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On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> wrote: |
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> Maybe a poorly worded question but I seem to recall some advances |
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> where framebuffering is being handled differently than my old way. |
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> It could be typified by the kernel line used in grub.conf like this |
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> one: |
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> kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sdb3 vga=0x31A video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap |
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> Or is that still a viable way to setup the framebuffer, and, of course, |
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> making the proper Vesa and /or Uvesa choices at compile time. |
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> OK, that leads into a second or related part to this question; I'm |
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> having a heck of a time finding the uvesa setting in menuconfig. |
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> A searched for 'vesa', using '/'. Output below. But I'm not finding |
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> anything about 'UVESA' at that location. |
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> I see, under the 'Type' line that they appear to either designate |
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> 'boolean' or 'Tristate' I know what boolean means in general but not |
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> how to apply it here... But have no idea what Type: 'Tristate' might |
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> mean. |
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> I've really scrutinized that area of menuconfig... but not finding any |
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> way to say 'y' to FB_UVESA |
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> │ Symbol: FB_VESA [=y] │ |
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> │ Type : boolean │ |
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> │ Prompt: VESA VGA graphics support │ |
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> │ Defined at drivers/video/Kconfig:755 │ |
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> │ Depends on: HAS_IOMEM [=y] && FB [=y]=y && X86 [=y] │ |
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> │ Location: │ |
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> │ -> Device Drivers │ |
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> │ -> Graphics support │ |
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> │ (1) -> Support for frame buffer devices (FB [=y]) │ |
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> │ Selects: FB_CFB_FILLRECT [=y] && FB_CFB_COPYAREA [=y] && | |
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> | FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT [=y] && FB_BOOT_VE │ |
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> │ │ |
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> │ │ |
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> │ Symbol: FB_UVESA [=n] │ |
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> │ Type : tristate │ |
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> │ Prompt: Userspace VESA VGA graphics support │ |
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> │ Defined at drivers/video/Kconfig:737 │ |
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> │ Depends on: HAS_IOMEM [=y] && FB [=y] && CONNECTOR [=n] │ |
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> │ Location: │ |
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> │ -> Device Drivers │ |
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> │ -> Graphics support │ |
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> │ (2) -> Support for frame buffer devices (FB [=y]) │ |
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> │ Selects: FB_CFB_FILLRECT [=y] && FB_CFB_COPYAREA [=y] && | |
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> | FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT [=y] && FB_MODE_HE │ |
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> │ │ |
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> │ │ |
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> │ Symbol: FB_BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT [=y] │ |
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> │ Type : boolean │ |
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> │ Selected by: FB_VESA [=y] && HAS_IOMEM [=y] && FB [=y]=y && | |
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> | X86 [=y] || FB_INTEL [=n] && HAS │ |
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First: |
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/usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt |
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Second: what card do you use? |
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Regards. |
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Canek Peláez Valdés |
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Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de la Computación |
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |