in the early(?) days of XFree86 (3 or 4 years ago) when your video card wasnt supported by X (only ran with the SVGA driver with low res) you could use fb to get a usable resolution for your desktop.
if you by chance have a video card that still isnt supported by XFree86 then you could still use it with fb :) > > again, i personally don't think there's much use for fbdev on the > desktop -- except for that nifty boot logo. did you know there are TWO > penguins on the graphical bootlogo if you have an SMP box? :) > _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
