From: "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@hotpop.com>
To: David Eger <eger@havoc.gtf.org>, linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: fb modules and taking over console after boot
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:05:49 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200406160405.49808.adaplas@hotpop.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040615184322.GA9338@havoc.gtf.org>
On Wednesday 16 June 2004 02:43, David Eger wrote:
> In Linux 2.6 -- It seems as though, for fbcon to take over the console,
> the relevant fb driver has to be built in to the kernel and the card
> detected during the boot sequence.. does anyone ever insert an fb driver
> as a module? If so, which fb driver, and what do you do with it? Just
> curious...
>
fbcon must be compiled as a module. Then load the driver, followed by fbcon.
fbcon cannot be unloaded (or rather, must not be unloaded).
I have loaded vga16fb, i810fb, rivafb successfully as modules. Also, rivafb and
i810fb can be unloaded since they have state save/restore functionality.
Tony
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2004-06-15 18:43 fb modules and taking over console after boot David Eger
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