[Voyage-linux] Howto get Framebuffer working

[Rainer Stratmann]

The Lenny live CD works.

The current tree does not work.
It should be the same or similar setting to get it work.

At least the two config settings have set to =y I think.
In Lenny they are set to y, but in the current tree they are set to m.

CONFIG_FB=y
CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y

It would be good if there is a solution for the current tree, as it is more 
stable i think...

I need framebuffer there.

Regards, Rainer

Am Samstag, 22. November 2008 21:21 schrieb Richard Urwin:
> Sorry for the delay. I've been abroad.
>
> I can report that the .deb package works fine on the 3C3.
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 1:26 AM, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE
>
> <punkytse at punknix.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have updated the kernel with proper settings.  Framebuffer console
> > should work now.  You can find the latest kernel in:
> >
> >
> > http://www.voyage.hk/dists/experimental/linux/linux-image-2.6.26-486-voya
> >ge_6.0-1_i386.deb
> >
> > voyage-lenny distro and live-cd are updated as well.
> >
> > Please test and feedback
> >
> > Regards,
> > Punky
> >
> > Kim-man 'Punky' TSE wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> There had been reported problem on the framebuffer support in voyage. 
> >> But I am quite suere lxfb.ko should be included in 0.5.2 and lenny
> >> release.
> >>
> >> You may find the documentation of lxfb in the link below
> >>   http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v2.6.26.7/Documentation/fb/lxfb.txt
> >>
> >> You can also run "modinfo lxfb" to see the support module parameters.
> >> If anyone in the list has successful story in using the framebuffer or X
> >> with ALIX, please share your experience with us.  Of course, I would
> >> want to get the framebuffer issue sorted out before 0.6.0 release.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Punky
> >>
> >> Rainer Stratmann wrote:
> >>> Hello Richard,
> >>>
> >>> the framebuffer works for me if I use a Knoppix Kernel!
> >>> May be this is not an elegant solution, but it works for me.
> >>>
> >>> Also you have to chmod /dev/fb0 somewhere in thee bootprocess (for
> >>> example in rc.local) in order to have the accessrights to the
> >>> framebuffer.
> >>>
> >>> Rainer
> >>>
> >>> Am Mittwoch, 22. Oktober 2008 20:28 schrieb Richard Urwin:
> >>>> I have an ALIX 3C3, and it's running voyage-lenny well. I would be
> >>>> happy to
> >>>> downgrade to stable if that is my problem.
> >>>>
> >>>> This project is to build a, frankly over-engineered, digital
> >>>> photo-frame.
> >>>>
> >>>> I've done some reading, and I think I need to either use framebuffer
> >>>> or X.
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't need X - I think I can do everything with just a command-line
> >>>> and
> >>>> framebuffer.
> >>>>
> >>>> I tried adding the lxfb module, but got a black screen with green
> >>>> lines. Us
> >>>> old-timers recognise this as the monitor in graphics mode and the OS
> >>>> still
> >>>> thinking it's in character mode. I've tried adding vga=785 to the boot
> >>>> command, and got a simple black screen (much earlier in the boot.)
> >>>>
> >>>> I think I need to enable this in the kernel, but it will be the first
> >>>> one
> >>>> I've ever built, and I don't have any clear idea what I'm supposed to
> >>>> do to
> >>>> it. I notice that back in May someone posted a kernel with framebuffer
> >>>> enabled, but it seems to have disappeared now.
> >>>>
> >>>> Complications: My other machine is an AMD64x2, in native mode, so not
> >>>> a truly similar environment. It's running Hardy Heron. Until a bigger
> >>>> CF card
> >>>> arrives I'm limited to 256MB on the ALIX. It's never going to be huge.
> >>>> Although maybe I could use USB memory sticks to extend this, or use an
> >>>> NFS
> >>>> share to the big machine.
> >>>>
> >>>> Questions: What is the least I have to do to a stock voyage-linux to
> >>>> get a
> >>>> useable framebuffer? If I need to build the kernel, what is the best
> >>>> machine to do it on, the Hardy one, or the ALIX?
> >>>>
> >>>> TIA
> >>>
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> > Punky
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