From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jan-Benedict Glaw Subject: Re: Need help ! Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 08:02:04 +0200 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20040615060204.GU20632@lug-owl.de> References: <40CDFABF.2020503@integrated-devices.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="0WgWZzeKO51D09bo" Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1Ba71M-0001Ll-La for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:02:08 -0700 Received: from dvmwest.gt.owl.de ([62.52.24.140]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1Ba71M-0003Ue-66 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:02:08 -0700 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <40CDFABF.2020503@integrated-devices.com> Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net --0WgWZzeKO51D09bo Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 2004-06-14 12:21:35 -0700, Srinivasa Deevi wrote in message <40CDFABF.2020503@integrated-devices.com>: > do I need to add any fonts in fonts directory to see the any console=20 > output through fbcon ? Right now I am able to see the blinking cursor=20 > but any data from it . No, you don't need to add fonts, but make sure you've choosen at least one of them:) > can somebody help me what should I do to see the cosole output on a=20 > frame buffer device ? The frame buffer driver is working in graphics=20 > mode . I have trouble in console mode . I've seen that, too, when I wrote a FB driver. My bug was that I was missing #ifdef CONFIG_VT #ifdef CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE /* * We need a dummy console up at cons_init time, otherwise there'll * be no VTs allocated for the real fbdev console to later take over. */ conswitchp =3D &dummy_con; #endif #endif in arch-dependand code (for me, adding it to ./arch/vax/kernel/setup.c did the job). MfG, JBG --=20 Jan-Benedict Glaw jbglaw@lug-owl.de . +49-172-7608481 "Eine Freie Meinung in einem Freien Kopf | Gegen Zensur | Gegen Krieg fuer einen Freien Staat voll Freier B=FCrger" | im Internet! | im Ira= k! ret =3D do_actions((curr | FREE_SPEECH) & ~(NEW_COPYRIGHT_LAW | DRM | TC= PA)); --0WgWZzeKO51D09bo Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAzpDbHb1edYOZ4bsRAuclAJ9LAVdH+fQ71GLmbsiTE0ycOchbegCeMu1F h/unOmMfXyRqMbjYL1MwK60= =K7yS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --0WgWZzeKO51D09bo-- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by The 2004 JavaOne(SM) Conference Learn from the experts at JavaOne(SM), Sun's Worldwide Java Developer Conference, June 28 - July 1 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA REGISTER AND SAVE! http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf Priority Code NWMGYKND