From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from wlym.com (wlym.com [208.79.16.96]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE059109DA for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:15:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ccs.covici.com (pool-71-171-110-105.clppva.fios.verizon.net [71.171.110.105]) (authenticated bits=128) by wlym.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m9ODH2AI004579 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:17:04 -0400 Received: from ccs.covici.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ccs.covici.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m9ODGxm6014144 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:17:02 -0400 Received: (from covici@localhost) by ccs.covici.com (8.14.2/8.13.7/Submit) id m9ODGxdV014143; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:16:59 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <18689.51914.973058.937664@ccs.covici.com> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:16:58 -0400 From: John covici To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Framebuffer Support Missing In-Reply-To: <20081024130609.GA30290@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> References: <20081023192755.GA7736@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> <20081024061857.GA11155@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> <20081024084856.GA24647@cq.ftml.net> <20081024130609.GA30290@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> X-Mailer: VM ?bug? under Emacs 23.0.60.2 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: covici@ccs.covici.com, "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 13:15:56 -0000 Sometimes you need a boot parameter to get the frame buffer going, or if it is modules you need some parameters. There are various versions of framebuffer, so this will depend on which ones you have. I usually build the frame buffer into the kernel for that reason. on Friday 10/24/2008 Steve Holmes(steve@holmesgrown.com) wrote > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > I'm sure the initramfs is being used because when I added the spkout > module to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules, speech came quite a bit > earlier in the boot sequence. The only other thing I can possibly > guess is X had not been installed at that time. I am now in the > process of installing gnome (I chose the entire gnome desktop) and > perhaps more x stuff is needed to fully use framebuffers. I've been > anxious to get gnome/orca going anyway so am about to give up on > getting framebuffer support going in the plain text console > environment. Oh, the 'most' option is specified in the initrd config > file so you're right; framebuffers are supposed to be chosen but I see > no mention of fb or framebuffer in dmesg at all. So I really don't > have a clue. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEAREDAAYFAkkByEEACgkQWSjv55S0LfEF+ACgvFxRLPXvHGCMXpl743pouNez > /nYAoJswaH6u/M1YuNBXUvz3z3lwS9Pe > =a0+o > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici@ccs.covici.com