From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao107.cox.net (fed1rmmtao107.cox.net [68.230.241.39]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4817310A69 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:17:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao107.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20081024061855.GVGT29505.fed1rmmtao107.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:18:55 -0400 Received: from lnx2.holmesgrown.com ([72.208.219.132]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id WWJu1a00J2rzSAG03WJusq; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:18:55 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=3EAWN9ttAAAA:8 a=igYu-a35LwEX_XXJ2wIA:9 a=BXVYmsqo8hX71-rydEcA:7 a=9BCpm1lj1WbAKTmSj2GSamBJIlwA:4 a=rPt6xJ-oxjAA:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Received: from lnx3.holmesgrown.com ([192.168.1.5] ident=Debian-exim) by lnx2.holmesgrown.com with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1KtG0e-0005tp-HZ for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:18:56 -0700 Received: from steve by lnx3.holmesgrown.com with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KtG0f-0003MF-JA for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:18:57 -0700 Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:18:57 -0700 From: Steve Holmes To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Framebuffer Support Missing Message-ID: <20081024061857.GA11155@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <20081023192755.GA7736@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081023192755.GA7736@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) 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 06:17:47 -0000 -----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-----