framebuffer problems

framebuffer problems

Post by Todd Goye » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00



Running slackware 7.1
and x 4.0.1
when i startx it dumps out that it can't open /dev/fb0
the framebuffer device
have the same problem with x3.3.6 and fbtv (console prog for tv card)
any ideas?
thanks
Todd Goyen
 
 
 

framebuffer problems

Post by Brand » Wed, 27 Sep 2000 13:52:03




Quote:>Running slackware 7.1
>and x 4.0.1
>when i startx it dumps out that it can't open /dev/fb0
>the framebuffer device
>have the same problem with x3.3.6 and fbtv (console prog for tv card)
>any ideas?
>thanks
>Todd Goyen

I get the same error. It says it can't open /dev/fb0 (no such device)

I need a solution to this too!

 
 
 

framebuffer problems

Post by Andrew Kenn » Thu, 28 Sep 2000 07:51:46


installed the xfree86 fbdev drivers available from www.xfree86.org and then
edit your /etc/XF86Config to change the default video mode to run from fbdev
instead of vga

Regards

Andrew




> >Running slackware 7.1
> >and x 4.0.1
> >when i startx it dumps out that it can't open /dev/fb0
> >the framebuffer device
> >have the same problem with x3.3.6 and fbtv (console prog for tv card)
> >any ideas?
> >thanks
> >Todd Goyen

> I get the same error. It says it can't open /dev/fb0 (no such device)

> I need a solution to this too!

 
 
 

1. Framebuffer problems (like Mike Tangolics' problems)

I appear to have the same problem as Mike Tangolics does using stock
2.5.66 and 2.4.20 kernels. Using the exact same LILO config as I do on a
2.4.18 kernel (the default Slackware 8.1 precompiled version, if that
makes any difference), the display is blank (every time). Everything has
started, as I can still SSH into the machine. .config files are
available on request, and below is my lilo.conf file (with unneeded stuff
 - e.g. comments - stripped out).

--lilo.conf
boot = /dev/hda
message = /boot/boot_message.txt
prompt
timeout = 1200
change-rules
  reset
vga = 773
image = /boot/devlinx
  root = /dev/hda4
  label = Linux-DEV
  read-only
image = /boot/gcc3linux
  root = /dev/hda4
  label = Linux
  read-only
image = /boot/vmlinuz
  root = /dev/hda4
  label = Linux-OLD
  read-only
--end lilo.conf

Linux-OLD boots perfectly in this case, but Linux-DEV and Linux don't
give any "video" (e.g. startup information).
I tried the suggestion given by Matthew Hall, but that made no
difference.

I'm using an nVidia GeForce 2MX 32MB.

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Dave Wickham
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