From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265276AbUFVTin (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jun 2004 15:38:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265110AbUFVTep (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jun 2004 15:34:45 -0400 Received: from mail.xor.ch ([212.55.210.163]:56592 "HELO mail.xor.ch") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S265476AbUFVTco (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jun 2004 15:32:44 -0400 Message-ID: <40D88952.43EAB6BC@orpatec.ch> Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:32:35 +0200 From: Otto Wyss Reply-To: otto.wyss@orpatec.ch X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: de,en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "'linux-kernel'" Subject: How to check for the framebuffer device and the right kernel module Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I've written a simple app which checks if the framebuffer device is correct installed. I do it by more less just using the device. My little check app is working but shouldn't there be a more correct way? I'm also not sure what results are produced when the device exists but without the right kernel module. How can I check for a kernel module to inform the user about it? O. Wyss