On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 10:33:25AM -0600, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Richard Melville wrote: > > I've just configured a new 3.12 kernel and now /dev/fb0 is not being > > created, despite all the necessary configurations being built into the > > kernel. This means that I can't get a decent resolution in the console; I > > was using vga=792. > > > > My old kernel was a 3.7-rc8 and worked without problems. The config file > > (in relation to the framebuffer at least) appears to be identical for both > > kernels. > > > > This is driving me crazy. Any help or suggestions much appreciated. > > The vga= setting has been deprecated for some time. Use video=1024x768 > or similar resolution. > > I'm not sure why you don't have /dev/fb0, my 3.11.4 kernel has it: > 3.7 was a year ago : 5 kernel releases. A lot has changed in that time. Which video driver are you using ? Are you using KMS (if it is supported for your driver) ?
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