From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lior Balkohen Subject: fbcon woes with closed source framebuffer kernel module Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 15:24:36 +0200 Message-ID: <196b7d3105091606241b4d2ba4@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1EGGCr-0002zj-2u for Linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 06:24:45 -0700 Received: from nproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.182.200]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1EGGCp-0002Fw-PA for Linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 06:24:45 -0700 Received: by nproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id a4so177981nfc for ; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 06:24:36 -0700 (PDT) Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net hi list, i got an STB with STB04xxx Digital Set-Top Box Integrated Controller from IBM (it's a 250Mhz embedded powerpc CPU). the machine runs a 2.6.9 kernel with a closed source framebuffer kernel module "fb.ko". I can perform lot of ioctls and mmap the framebuffer device, and implement a putpixel() to draw something on TV-Output. but when i compile framebuffer based console driver "fbcon.ko" and the fonts "font.ko" and load those modules on the box, I DO NOT get a VT or console login prompt on the TV-output. what's wrong? or should i implement my own putc, scroll, etc... or better a terminal for framebuffers like jfbterm, fbiterm??? thanks in advance for any suggestions! ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php