Vishwanath T K wrote:
>
> On Saturday 14 April 2001 10:21, you wrote:
> > Has any one tried frame buffers?
> > I get standard text resolution when I put vga=ask in loadlin.
> > My kernel (2.4) does not have frame buffers support built in.
> > How do I use frame buffer and see that tux logo at boot up without
> > compiling the kernel.
> >
>
> First of all u need to select following options while compiling the kernel.
>
> console drivers
> |
> +--> Video mode selection support (y)
> Frame-buffer support (y)
> |
> +--> Support for frame buffer devices (EXPERIMENTAL) (y)
> VESA VGA graphics console (y)
>
> vga=ask shows modes for text support only and u need graphix mode for the
> logo.
>
> for this try vga=0x10?
>
> see linux/Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt
I am not sure but it needs fbset also. I use vga=771 for getting 800x600
mode.
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