Re: easy framebuffer wanted. :)

Get used to DIY kernel. no easy wayout... Get kernel and apply flavour patch Copy current config to .config make menuconfig to configure make-kpkg for compile dpkg -i for install > 2.4.2, but make-kpkg barfed on the modules, and, well, apt-get > installing kernels is just so much more convenient.

Re: easy framebuffer wanted. :)

on Sun, Apr 08, 2001 at 11:22:50PM +0200%, Tom Alsberg said: tom> Controlling the VESA display requires real mode interrupt tom> calls, which are unavailable after the kernel has been tom> loaded. Therefore, the VESA framebuffer support can't be used tom> as a module, and must be c

Re: easy framebuffer wanted. :)

Hi there. Controlling the VESA display requires real mode interrupt calls, which are unavailable after the kernel has been loaded. Therefore, the VESA framebuffer support can't be used as a module, and must be compiled in the kernel to be used. Best regards, Tom Alsberg On Sun, Apr 0

easy framebuffer wanted. :)

i was very happy the other day when i installed my newest machine and got a penguin logo as soon as i rebooted. :) unfortunately, the kernel that the installation gave me (2.2.18pre21-idepci) is the only prepackaged kernel i've been able to find that has framebuffer support compiled in. i've tri