Aurelien Jarno wrote: > On Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 08:10:07PM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > > On Sunday 20 January 2008, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > > > +++ > > > kernel/linux-kernel-di-mips-2.6/modules/4kc-malta/fb-modules > > > (révision 0) > > > @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ > > > +aty128fb > > > +atyfb > > > +radeonfb > > > +cfbcopyarea > > > +cfbfillrect > > > +cfbimgblt > > > +cyber2000fb > > > +kyrofb > > > +macmodes > > > +g450_pll > > > +matroxfb_DAC1064 > > > +matroxfb_Ti3026 > > > +matroxfb_accel > > > +matroxfb_base > > > +matroxfb_crtc2 > > > +matroxfb_g450 > > > +matroxfb_misc > > > +neofb > > > +nvidiafb > > > +pm2fb > > > +savagefb > > > +sisfb > > > +sstfb > > > +tdfxfb > > > +tridentfb > > > > Are those really all needed and are they actually used during installation? > > I have actually copied this file from the sb1a-bcm91480b flavour (with > minor modifications). This board is similar to the Malta one by the fact > it supports PCI cards. Those modules are not needed for the QEMU emulation, > but I don't really know if they are useful or not for the real board.
The Malta firmware (YAMON) doesn't support graphic consoles. IOW, a serial line is at least needed to start the installer. Once the kernel is started, it could use the framebuffer console if a PCI card is present, altough this is not the typical mode of operation. So, yes, the modules could be used, but using them during installation doesn't add much value. Thiemo