From: Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@gmx.de>
To: linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Getting FB to work in Console
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:00:05 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4EBF1695.3080003@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADO5RbhunU1X7mWwGDbVRc1FSPKBaLudAVav0TMkBoQ_1zp0Mw@mail.gmail.com>
Hi,
On 11/12/2011 11:42 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
> I want to make framebuffer work in console only Debian installation.
> I find many of the howto's on the web won't work for current Debian
> Stable - or I'm just too stupid to figure them out.
what graphic card/chip do you have?
You might have to remove the corresponding framebuffer from
/etc/modprobe.d/fbdev-blacklist.conf
> < grin >
>
> I want to get fbi and links2 -g working in console.
>
> I tried entering in console:
>
> sudo mknod /dev/fb0 c 29 0
Shouldn't be necessary. If the correct driver is loaded the device should appear
immediately.
Best regards,
Florian Tobias Schandinat
>
> But when I reboot /dev/fb0 does not exist.
>
> I've had links2 -g working before - I've got libdirectfb-dev
> libdirectfb-bin and all the files I can find with directfb to install.
>
> I am working on Debian Stable command line only.
>
> David
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-11-13 1:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-11-12 23:42 Getting FB to work in Console D.J.J. Ring, Jr.
2011-11-13 1:00 ` Florian Tobias Schandinat [this message]
2011-11-13 2:46 ` David J Ring Jr
2011-11-13 16:57 ` Anatolij Gustschin
2011-11-13 18:58 ` David J Ring Jr
2011-11-13 19:11 ` David J Ring Jr
2011-11-13 20:00 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-11-13 20:11 ` Anatolij Gustschin
2011-11-13 20:53 ` Anatolij Gustschin
2011-11-13 21:17 ` David J Ring Jr
2011-11-13 21:21 ` David J Ring Jr
2011-11-13 21:39 ` Anatolij Gustschin
2011-11-13 21:44 ` Bruno Prémont
2011-11-13 22:48 ` David J Ring Jr
2011-11-13 22:50 ` David J Ring Jr
2011-11-14 0:15 ` Anatolij Gustschin
2011-11-14 0:32 ` Anatolij Gustschin
2011-11-14 1:10 ` David J Ring Jr
2011-11-14 18:58 ` Anatolij Gustschin
2011-11-14 20:09 ` D.J.J. Ring, Jr.
2011-11-14 20:25 ` Bruno Prémont
2011-11-14 21:50 ` David J Ring Jr
2011-11-14 23:38 ` D.J.J. Ring, Jr.
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