Re: [gentoo-user] 1st time framebuffer setup

[Florian Philipp]

Am Donnerstag 21 Juni 2007 20:09 schrieb Hans-Werner Hilse:
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:44:00 -0700
>
> "Mark Knecht" <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
> >    The Gentoo Wiki page lists two different entries for doing
> > framebuffer setup. I've never used framebuffers and wanted to check it
> > out. Which is more appropriate for a new installation of 2007.0 on an
> > older machine? (Athlon XP 1600+ with an NVidia GeForce4 MX 4000)
> >
> > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash
> >
> > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Framebuffer:Bootsplash:Grubsplash
>
> Those are just two different ways for setting up a splash screen; I
> think gentoo is currently more directed to bootsplash rather than
> fbsplash. But neither of them is mandatory for framebuffer usage (and
> framebuffer console). In order to use the framebuffer, you just need to
> load the relevant module and use fbset or compile the driver into the
> kernel and pass the right "video=..." paramenter to the kernel and
> you're set.
>
> >    Why aren't these Wiki pages dated or am I missing that?
>
> "This page was last modified 17:33, 20 June 2007": bottom left.
> page history link: top right.
>
> HTH,
>
> -hwh

I've got a related question: Does "video=..." work if the fb is a module?