From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 6 Jan 2001 02:41:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 6 Jan 2001 02:41:40 -0500 Received: from ppp0.ocs.com.au ([203.34.97.3]:10244 "HELO mail.ocs.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 6 Jan 2001 02:41:32 -0500 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 From: Keith Owens To: "-=da TRoXX=-" cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Framebuffer as a module In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 05 Jan 2001 18:52:45 BST." <000d01c07740$516a30e0$fd1942c3@bluescreen> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 18:41:25 +1100 Message-ID: <18019.978766885@ocs3.ocs-net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 5 Jan 2001 18:52:45 +0100, "-=da TRoXX=-" wrote: >I have a very simple question: >I used to compile-in my framebuffer-device in the kernel >then i just appended "video=tdfxfb:1024x768-32@70" in lilo.conf and it >worked.. > >now i compiled it as a module, and want modprobe to start it up for me.. >how can this be done? >modprobe tdfxfb 1024x768-32@70 >won't work, because there is no '=' sign in it so modprobe doesn't recognize >it as a parameter, and doesn't pass it. A quick look at drivers/video/tdfxfb.c shows a complete lack of MODULE_PARM entries so modprobe/insmod will not let specify any parameters. Ask the tdfxfb author to add this feature, or code it yourself. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/