From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from out3.smtp.messagingengine.com (out3.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.27]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 652FC10A9C for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:47:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.internal [10.202.2.41]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B6691820F8 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:48:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:48:57 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: yvi50hfRY+c0C9fgBJWHXA00OkbsEqYrKt1htKTx8Nns 1224838137 Received: from cq.ftml.net (24-105-209-112.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.209.112]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2640738ED1 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:48:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: from chuckh by cq.ftml.net with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KtILo-0006Ym-QU for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:48:56 -0400 Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:48:56 -0400 From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Framebuffer Support Missing Message-ID: <20081024084856.GA24647@cq.ftml.net> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20081023192755.GA7736@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> <20081024061857.GA11155@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081024061857.GA11155@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 08:47:49 -0000 Hi Steve, On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 11:18:57PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > -----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? > No, you don't have to mess with the udev configuration. Frame buffers are activated in your initramfs by default. Are you certain you are using an initrd? It is at that point that your devices are detected, acpi is begun, modules for ide, sata, and usb are begun, along with frame buffers by default. It looks to me like you are not actually executing an initial ram FS. Chuck -- The Moon is Waning Crescent (21% of Full) My web site: http://hallenbeck.ftml.net -- my telephone: 1-518-334-9022. -------- It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.