Package: busybox-static Version: 1:0.60.5-2.2 I use busybox-static for my initrd images. Anyway, fbset function of busybox doesn't work as expected. I don't think it works at all.
i) busybox fbset doesn't seem to use /etc/fb.modes. It says unknown mode when I try to use my custom modes from /etc/fb.modes. For example, my /etc/fb.modes contains the following mode: mode "640x480x16-75" # D: 31.500 MHz, H: 37.500 kHz, V: 75.000 Hz geometry 640 480 3344 2508 16 timings 31746 120 16 16 1 64 3 accel true rgba 5/11,6/5,5/0,0/0 endmode Command "busybox fbset 640x480x16-75" says unknown mode. However, /usr/sbin/fbset from fbset package can use the mode. ii) Busybox's fbset function doesn't change framebuffer mode at all. Run "busybox fbset -g 640 480 3344 2508 16 -t 31746 120 16 16 1 64 3" and it seems busybox's fbset did something at all. However, call /usr/sbin/fbset from fbset package and you see that framebuffer mode isn't changed at all. "/usr/sbin/fbset -g 640 480 3344 2508 16 -t 31746 120 16 16 1 64 3" actually changes framebuffer mode.