[Voyage-linux] Howto get Framebuffer working

Mon Nov 24 22:21:28 HKT 2008

Hi Rainer,

There is no plan to update voyage-current, as this are etch-based with 
2.6.23 kernel and will soon transit to lenny.  Please stick to 
voyage-lenny, it will become 0.6.0 very soon.

Regards,
Punky

Rainer Stratmann wrote:
> 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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>>> Regards,
>>> Punky
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