[gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

[Nikos Chantziaras]

Harry Putnam wrote:
> Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de> writes:
>> uvesafb also works on non-x86 system.  It has one drawback though: it
>> doesn't switch to graphical mode right from the start like vesafb
>> does. Instead, you get the initial kernel messages in text mode and
>> need to wait for graphics to kick-in.  With vesafb, you're in graphics
>> mode right from the start.  That pretty much makes uvesafb a poor
>> choice for bootsplash configurations.
>
> If you select both will that lead to problems?

No, but you can only use one.


> Could you invoke uvesafb from console session one you've booted?

Probably.  Didn't try though.