From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au (smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au [203.161.124.50]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFCA610A9F for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:40:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE8527EDC0 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:41:10 +0800 (WST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au Received: from smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id aCiE6GBNbAVN for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:41:07 +0800 (WST) Received: from gotss1.gotss.net (203.161.101.89.static.amnet.net.au [203.161.101.89]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id A63A97F0BA for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:41:07 +0800 (WST) Received: from [192.168.25.14] (helo=kazam) by gotss1.gotss.net with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KtGM6-0005zd-C2 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:41:06 +0800 Message-ID: <1164E99480844BA79A19C75057C540C8@kazam> From: "Kerry Hoath" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20081023192755.GA7736@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> <20081024061857.GA11155@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Subject: Re: Framebuffer Support Missing Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:40:54 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:40:05 -0000 Sorry no clue on this; i'll try have to look into this when my wife stops having migraines as she is my most handy set of eyes. Regards, Kerry. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Holmes" To: Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 2:18 PM Subject: Re: Framebuffer Support Missing > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > Well, I need to update my post some. I looked at the linux-image > package and further at /lib/modules/2.6.26.... directory and I do > actually find a couple modules who start with 'fb' in the video > subdirectory. But still no /dev/fb device. If this kernel was > prebuilt with the options as shown in the related config file in > /boot, then I would expect the kernel to include framebuffer support. > If that is the case, then how does one get the framebuffer support to > be active so the device exists. Do I have to mess around with udev > some how? > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 12:27:55PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: RIPEMD160 >> >> I guess when I installed Debian Lenny testing last week, the provided >> kernel apparently did not come with modules to support framebuffer >> support. The config shows many fb options as yes or modular and the >> framebuffer-support option is set to 'y'. But there is no /dev/fb >> device shown and when I did a find . -iname fb* inside the >> /lib/modules directory, I found nothing. >> >> When I look in aptitude for linux-modules, all I find is >> linux-modules-2.6.26-1-xen-686 and that is incompatible with my >> version; the name is slightly different and it created a separate >> directory in /lib/modules with the xen in the name; it does have the >> fb modules but I think that xen package is for a 2.6.26.8 kernel if I >> read things right. I would think there should be a linux-modules for >> the original 2.6.26-1 image. Am I missing something or what? >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iEYEAREDAAYFAkkA0DsACgkQWSjv55S0LfHhigCfUN19TLszFN3WbBaJ4z44XE3O >> Cy4AoN8VsBSN19LkPdNoj3yq6IshqjKh >> =Ysbe >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEAREDAAYFAkkBaNEACgkQWSjv55S0LfHVeQCfcgfdW/KC0DQnV45wM3zoZkcD > emIAnROte7iYXeOvfY1muPsQg5szZoU9 > =CsAE > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >