[gentoo-user] Is Vesa/Uvesa still the way for Frame buffer

[Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>]

Maybe a poorly worded question but I seem to recall some advances
where framebuffering is being handled differently than my old way.

It could be typified by the kernel line used in grub.conf like this
one:

  kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sdb3 vga=0x31A video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap

Or is that still a viable way to setup the framebuffer, and, of course,
making the proper Vesa and /or Uvesa choices at compile time.

OK, that leads into a second or related part to this question; I'm
having a heck of a time finding the uvesa setting in menuconfig.

A searched for 'vesa', using '/'. Output below.  But I'm not finding
anything about 'UVESA' at that location.

I see, under the 'Type' line that they appear to either designate
'boolean' or 'Tristate'  I know what boolean means in general but not
how to apply it here... But have no idea what Type: 'Tristate' might
mean. 

I've really scrutinized that area of menuconfig... but not finding any
way to say 'y' to FB_UVESA


  │ Symbol: FB_VESA [=y]                                            │
  │ Type  : boolean                                                 │
  │ Prompt: VESA VGA graphics support                               │
  │   Defined at drivers/video/Kconfig:755                          │
  │   Depends on: HAS_IOMEM [=y] && FB [=y]=y && X86 [=y]           │
  │   Location:                                                     │
  │     -> Device Drivers                                           │
  │       -> Graphics support                                       │
  │ (1)     -> Support for frame buffer devices (FB [=y])           │
  │   Selects: FB_CFB_FILLRECT [=y] && FB_CFB_COPYAREA [=y] &&      |
  |   FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT [=y] && FB_BOOT_VE                           │
  │                                                                 │
  │                                                                 │
  │ Symbol: FB_UVESA [=n]                                           │
  │ Type  : tristate                                                │
  │ Prompt: Userspace VESA VGA graphics support                     │
  │   Defined at drivers/video/Kconfig:737                          │
  │   Depends on: HAS_IOMEM [=y] && FB [=y] && CONNECTOR [=n]       │
  │   Location:                                                     │
  │     -> Device Drivers                                           │
  │       -> Graphics support                                       │
  │ (2)     -> Support for frame buffer devices (FB [=y])           │
  │   Selects: FB_CFB_FILLRECT [=y] && FB_CFB_COPYAREA [=y] &&      |
  |   FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT [=y] && FB_MODE_HE                           │
  │                                                                 │
  │                                                                 │
  │ Symbol: FB_BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT [=y]                               │
  │ Type  : boolean                                                 │
  │   Selected by: FB_VESA [=y] && HAS_IOMEM [=y] && FB [=y]=y &&   |
  |   X86 [=y] || FB_INTEL [=n] && HAS                              │