Hello Malcolm,

Saturday, September 29, 2001, 8:16:51 AM, you wrote:

ME> Thanks to those who replied, I feel I am almost there.

ME> The framebuffer now works, I am trying to use Xfree86_FBDev but it is 
ME> having problems. The error being produced is:

ME> open_framebuffer: failed to open /dev/fb0 (No such device)

ME> Even though /dev/fb0 definately does exist.

ME> Is the vesa driver the same thing as FBDev?

ME> I have enclosed my XF86Config-4 file, which I altered myself according 
ME> to the directions of the framebuffer howto.

ME> Thanks again,

ME> Malcolm

ME> Lionel Lecoq wrote:


maybe you have compiled framebuffer support as a module in kernel -
install teh module and the device will function


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Best regards, Gytis Raciukaitis
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