Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.78
Severity: minor
Tags: patch
The attached patch adds support for the "video" kernel parameter to the
framebuffer script. This allows for the use of non-vesa/vga framebuffer
drivers and at the same time simplifies the logic a bit.
--
David Härdeman
diff -ur ./initramfs-tools-0.78.orig/scripts/init-top/framebuffer
./initramfs-tools-0.78/scripts/init-top/framebuffer
--- ./initramfs-tools-0.78.orig/scripts/init-top/framebuffer 2006-07-24
23:28:00.000000000 +0200
+++ ./initramfs-tools-0.78/scripts/init-top/framebuffer 2006-09-07
19:10:22.000000000 +0200
@@ -13,27 +13,32 @@
;;
esac
-SPLASH=false;
-VESA=false;
+FB=""
for x in $(cat /proc/cmdline); do
case $x in
splash*)
- SPLASH=true;
+ # Let the other options take precedent
+ if [ -z "$FB" ]; then
+ FB="vga16fb"
+ fi
;;
vga=*)
- VESA=true;
+ FB="vesafb"
+ ;;
+ video=*)
+ # Look for an argument like
video=<driver>:<xres>x<yres>[-<bpp>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+ TMP=$(echo $x | cut -d '=' -f2 | cut -s -d ':' -f1)
+ if [ -n "$TMP" ]; then
+ FB="$TMP"
+ fi
;;
esac
done
-if [ $SPLASH = "true" -o $VESA = "true" ]; then
+if [ -n "$FB" ]; then
modprobe -q fbcon
- if [ $VESA = "true" ]; then
- modprobe -q vesafb
- else
- modprobe -q vga16fb
- fi
+ modprobe -q $FB
mknod /dev/fb0 c 29 0
for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8; do
mknod /dev/tty$i c 4 $i
