Re: framebuffer support in 2.4.18 kernel sources
You'd think if I was smart enough to write an email, I'd have been smart enough to figure that one out. I've got it now. Thanks, Bret On Tue, 2002-12-24 at 20:12, Seneca wrote: On Tue, Dec 24, 2002 at 08:04:55PM -0500, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: I am trying to get my Handspring Visor to work, running into a baffling problem where the module loads, but the visor won't sync. I thought perhaps I had a bad module and downloaded the 2.4.18 kernel from the Debian archives (I read the FAQ and used the Debian way to do things AFAIK). I rebuilt the kernel successfully. I can't find any option in the make xconfig to allow console framebuffer support! I have a T21 Thinkpad, and I'm using 128x48 console windows in Redhat 7.3, and for that matter, in the install copy of Debian. But not in the kernel I compiled... What am I missing? I can't find any option to allow this - the choices about framebuffers remain greyed out in xconfig. There is an option Prompt for developmental and/or incomplete code/drivers. Select that. Framebuffer choices will stop being greyed out. -- Seneca [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
framebuffer support in 2.4.18 kernel sources
I am trying to get my Handspring Visor to work, running into a baffling problem where the module loads, but the visor won't sync. I thought perhaps I had a bad module and downloaded the 2.4.18 kernel from the Debian archives (I read the FAQ and used the Debian way to do things AFAIK). I rebuilt the kernel successfully. I can't find any option in the make xconfig to allow console framebuffer support! I have a T21 Thinkpad, and I'm using 128x48 console windows in Redhat 7.3, and for that matter, in the install copy of Debian. But not in the kernel I compiled... What am I missing? I can't find any option to allow this - the choices about framebuffers remain greyed out in xconfig. ?? Bret -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: framebuffer support in 2.4.18 kernel sources
On Tue, Dec 24, 2002 at 08:04:55PM -0500, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: I am trying to get my Handspring Visor to work, running into a baffling problem where the module loads, but the visor won't sync. I thought perhaps I had a bad module and downloaded the 2.4.18 kernel from the Debian archives (I read the FAQ and used the Debian way to do things AFAIK). I rebuilt the kernel successfully. I can't find any option in the make xconfig to allow console framebuffer support! I have a T21 Thinkpad, and I'm using 128x48 console windows in Redhat 7.3, and for that matter, in the install copy of Debian. But not in the kernel I compiled... What am I missing? I can't find any option to allow this - the choices about framebuffers remain greyed out in xconfig. There is an option Prompt for developmental and/or incomplete code/drivers. Select that. Framebuffer choices will stop being greyed out. -- Seneca [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
