From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: fb modules and taking over console after boot Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:05:49 +0800 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <200406160405.49808.adaplas@hotpop.com> References: <20040615184322.GA9338@havoc.gtf.org> Reply-To: adaplas@pol.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 1BaKBy-00034O-De for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:05:58 -0700 Received: from snickers.hotpop.com ([38.113.3.51]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BaKBx-0001eP-Uu for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:05:58 -0700 Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [38.113.3.103]) by snickers.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 9B36E7395C for ; Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:05:44 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <20040615184322.GA9338@havoc.gtf.org> Content-Disposition: inline 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: David Eger , linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net 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 ------------------------------------------------------- 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