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Alexo

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Registered: 2005-06-27

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framebuffer (fbset)

when I try:

# fbset -i

I get:

open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory

this is nothing new to me, as I have /dev/fb. Then, when try

# fbset -i -fb /dev/fb

I get this:

ioctl FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO: Inappropriate ioctl for device

What's wrong?

phrakture

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Registered: 2003-10-29

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Re: framebuffer (fbset)

/dev/fb is a directory... /dev/fb0 is a link to /dev/fb/0 - if you don't have them you're not running in a framebuffer (vga=XXX or video=blah on your kernel boot line)

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Alexo

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Re: framebuffer (fbset)

Do I have to recompile my kernel?

phrakture

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Re: framebuffer (fbset)

Do I have to recompile my kernel?

no... just post the contents of your menu.lst (if using grub) or lilo.conf (for lilo) and I'll show you what to do... it's not too hard.

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Alexo

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Registered: 2005-06-27

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Re: framebuffer (fbset)

Ok, here it goes:

# Config file for GRUB - The GNU GRand Unified Bootloader
# /boot/grub/menu.lst

# DEVICE NAME CONVERSIONS 
#
#  Old /dev    DevFS                    Grub
# -----------------------------------------------
#  /dev/fd0    /dev/floppy/0            (fd0)
#  /dev/hda    /dev/discs/disc0/disc    (hd0)
#  /dev/hdb2   /dev/discs/disc1/part2   (hd1,1)
#  /dev/hda3   /dev/discs/disc0/part3   (hd0,2)
#

#  FRAMEBUFFER RESOLUTION SETTINGS
#     +----------------------------------------+
#          | 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
#      ----+-----------------------------------
#      256 |   0x301   0x303    0x305     0x307
#      32K |   0x310   0x313    0x316     0x319
#      64K |   0x311   0x314    0x317     0x31A
#      16M |   0x312   0x315    0x318     0x31B
#     +----------------------------------------+

# general configuration:
timeout   5
default   0
color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue

# boot sections follow
# each is implicitly numbered from 0 in the order of appearance below
#
# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.
#
# TIP: To use udev, add "devfs=nomount" to your kernel line.
#
#-*

# (0) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux  [/boot/vmlinuz]
root   (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/discs/disc0/part4 ro

# (1) WinXP
title WinXP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
#makeactive
chainloader +1

Now I see... I have to add "vga=773" to the kernel line...

Alexo

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Registered: 2005-06-27

Posts: 90

Re: framebuffer (fbset)

I added

vga=773

to the kernel line but the problem remains...