Hi Eric, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Christopherson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 12:11 PM Subject: [directfb-users] Re: whah! bootloader vga=xxx needed?!
> On Tue, Aug 05, 2003 at 10:59:11AM +0800, Victor Berdin wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > Is it really required by XDirectFB that console VGA graphical mode is > > set (during startup) > > for it to work? > > No. > > > I've wrestled in using this project only to find out > > that there's nothing wrong, > > but it will only run if I place a 'vga=xxx' or select using 'vga=ask' > > in my bootloader (syslinux). > > Is this normal? Shouldn't /etc/fb.modes be the one handling this and > > not the bootloader? > > Which framebuffer driver are you using? VESA and generic VGA require the > vga= parameter, I think, but not most other drivers. > I understand. So that's why. I have VESA VGA in my Kernel. If I may ask, is it ok for me to turn on *most* of the frame buffer driver options in my Kernel to make it more compatible with most hardware? It is important that I make my environment as hardware ready as possible. If this is not the way to go, please advise. TIA - Vic -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe directfb-users" as subject.
