From: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
To: "-=da TRoXX=-" <TRoXX@LiquidXTC.nl>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Framebuffer as a module
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 18:41:25 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <18019.978766885@ocs3.ocs-net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 05 Jan 2001 18:52:45 BST." <000d01c07740$516a30e0$fd1942c3@bluescreen>
On Fri, 5 Jan 2001 18:52:45 +0100,
"-=da TRoXX=-" <TRoXX@LiquidXTC.nl> wrote:
>I have a very simple question:
>I used to compile-in my framebuffer-device in the kernel
>then i just appended "video=tdfxfb:1024x768-32@70" in lilo.conf and it
>worked..
>
>now i compiled it as a module, and want modprobe to start it up for me..
>how can this be done?
>modprobe tdfxfb 1024x768-32@70
>won't work, because there is no '=' sign in it so modprobe doesn't recognize
>it as a parameter, and doesn't pass it.
A quick look at drivers/video/tdfxfb.c shows a complete lack of
MODULE_PARM entries so modprobe/insmod will not let specify any
parameters. Ask the tdfxfb author to add this feature, or code it
yourself.
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-01-05 17:52 Framebuffer as a module -=da TRoXX=-
2001-01-06 7:41 ` Keith Owens [this message]
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2001-01-05 16:05 [PATCH] VESA framebuffer w/ MTRR locks 2.4.0 on init Alan Cox
2001-01-06 1:20 ` [PATCH] VESA framebuffer w/MTRR " David Wragg
2001-01-06 17:28 ` Framebuffer as a module Bryan Mayland
[not found] ` <002501c07819$21343900$fd1942c3@bluescreen>
2001-01-06 20:04 ` Bryan Mayland
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