Jean-Louis Debert wrote:
>
> Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> > What's the FBDev and where is it available?
>
> That's not Mandrake-specific: the FBDev is the X server based on the
> kernel support (new in linux 2.2) for the frame buffer in the video
> board.
> On a PC this usually requires a board with VESA 2+ Bios (which
> thankfully
> has been the case for quite some time for all new boards) so that Linux
> can get the predefined values for clock, etc..., and possibly use
> Bios routines to _initialize_ the chipset.
> For most new boards this means that as long as a mode (e.g. 1024x768x24)
> is supported in the Bios, you can have it in X (and for the text console
> as well :-) without having to worry about selecting the correct server
> for the chipset, etc...
>
> This has been part of the XFree distribution since (I think) XFree 3.2
> or so.
>
> --
> Jean-Louis Debert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 74 Annemasse France
> old Linux fan
Jean-Louis....thanks for the explanation.
Alan
