From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Zielinski Subject: Re: Running frame buffer programs using a VGA console? Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 21:07:00 -0500 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <3FC6ADC4.4090002@undead.cc> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 1APY2T-00051N-00 for ; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 18:07:21 -0800 Received: from gw-undead3.tht.net ([216.126.84.18] helo=mail.undead.cc) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.24) id 1APY2S-0004TW-LL for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 27 Nov 2003 18:07:20 -0800 In-Reply-To: Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Geert Uytterhoeven Cc: Linux Frame Buffer Device Development Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >On Thu, 27 Nov 2003, John Zielinski wrote: > > >>Silly question. Is it actually possible to run a fb program like fbtest >>if your console is the VGA console? I tried it but the fb driver >>doesn't seem to switch modes. >> >> > >No, you cannot. You need an active frame buffer device driver. > > > I have the low level radeon fb driver in the kernel and it initializes like usual, but I turned off the frame buffer console option. I was wondering if the frame buffer programs can run like this. If not then I won't have to worry about that kind of configuration when working on fb programs. John ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/