Azril Haniz wrote: > hi, > How do i use a framebuffer driver? > Which files do i download?How do i use them? > Please help.. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Well, the simple technique for you would be to put in your install CD and select EXPERT Update. (Add NO packages unless you think of some you really want).
It will fuss and cluck for a few minutes figuring out that you don't want to do very much then go on to Networking (cancel) and summary and bootloader (cancel) then finally get friendly with X.... You want to select something impossible--very high resolution with too many colors (click the Show All to make it fail) then test it. After that go to graphic cards and pick FBDev, then settle for no more than 1024x768 in 16 bit depth, and make sure your monitor is within its frequency range. A 70Hz vertical is better than a 60 (walk toward a monitor under flourescent lighting and you will see why) if your monitor will take it. This will not work at all unless your video card supports framebuffer. This is easy to tell during install, becausea framebuffer supporting card will give you a graphical show during package install with a "details" button if you want to watch package names fly at you, and the VGA screen is much lower resolution and offers no graphics, just the flying names. Also, after install the bootloader will offer a linux and a linux-nonfb boot if you have framebuffer. THere are a few exceptions to that, however. A Matrox Mystique 220 made exclusively for Dell (OEM version) will not support framebuffer while most other Matroxes do. A Voodoo 3 2000 will install with framebuffer display but will not detect as a framebuffer device for a framebuffer enabled kernel, so it runs on its own driver only. Civileme
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