nanogui: how to use framebuffer on nano-X?
Subject:
Re: [nanogui] how to use framebuffer on nano-X?
From:
"Manoj Sharma" ####@####.####
Date:
24 Oct 2001 04:38:03 -0000
Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0110241000460.8284-100000@kaveri>
You can get RPM of fbset from rpmfind.net.
Using that you can change the bpp etc, there is no need to
use any ioctl directly.
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Gary James wrote:
> Date sent: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 17:04:23 +0800
> From: "Zhang Jun" ####@####.####
> > Hi,
> > I was puzzled about framebuffer, and I have several problems. My
> > platform is intel x86, and I have matrox card in this pc. Also, I use
> > nano-X. I have several problems as followings:
> > 1. now, I can open /dev/fb0(because I have already rebuilt linux kernel
> > to support framebuffer).
> > but I don't how to use it to display. For example, where can I chose
> > video mode, bpp etc.? ioctl() can do a lot of things, but I do't know
> > how to use it in detail. Is there any references?
> > 2. why don't I have fbset program? I can't run fbset.
> > 3. why don't I have fb.modes in /etc directory?
>
> Hi,
>
> Did you see TUX in the upper left corner of the screen when you
> booted Linux? If not then you are not using the framebuffer yet. You
> have to modify your /etc/lilo.conf file and rebuild (reinstall
> whatever..) lilo. If you provide the "vga=ask" line in lilo.conf,
> then you will be asked to choose the video mode.
>
> These two sites should help you get your frame buffer set up:
> http://www.tahallah.demon.co.uk/
> http://www.linux-fbdev.org/
>
>
> Good luck,
> Gary James
>
>
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