Frame buffer problem solved

2002-11-06 Thread bparker
Hello to All: I found it! On Debian Woody, the system looks for the following file: /proc/fb The presence of this file tells the OS that a video frame buffer is installed. The contents of contains the name of the frame buffer. This is the contents on this sytem: 0 VGA16 VGA

Re: How can I get rid of the frame buffer?

2002-11-05 Thread bparker
Hi Oliver: Thanks. However, I don't use LILO anymore; I use GRUB to directly boot the kernel. I was aware that the LILO bootloader could be use to pass messages to the kernel at boot-up time. I was really hoping to disable the frame buffer via a configuration file. I seem to remember that ther

How can I get rid of the frame buffer?

2002-11-05 Thread bparker
How can I keep the kernel from using the video frame buffer in Woody? In particular, is there a configuration file that controls use of the frame buffer. I cannot find it and I have looked high and low. Regards, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tr