From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 589AD1381F3 for ; Fri, 2 Aug 2013 15:49:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B6F43E0ADE; Fri, 2 Aug 2013 15:48:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8EE56E099F for ; Fri, 2 Aug 2013 15:48:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D3E533EBD2 for ; Fri, 2 Aug 2013 15:48:51 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.97 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.97 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-0.461, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-1.507, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=unavailable Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id FhcxtP38ytd1 for ; Fri, 2 Aug 2013 15:48:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4CFFF33EBBC for ; Fri, 2 Aug 2013 15:48:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1V5Hap-0007Gv-1A for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:48:39 +0200 Received: from z65-50-57-227.ips.direcpath.com ([65.50.57.227]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:48:39 +0200 Received: from reader by z65-50-57-227.ips.direcpath.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:48:39 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Harry Putnam Subject: [gentoo-user] Is Vesa/Uvesa still the way for Frame buffer Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 11:45:55 -0400 Organization: Still searching... Message-ID: <8738qsw0y4.fsf@newsguy.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: z65-50-57-227.ips.direcpath.com User-Agent: Gnus/5.130008 (Ma Gnus v0.8) Emacs/24.0.92 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:DURKY9eaT9/o2VFdtMoxVR6/7Es= X-Archives-Salt: a3b2defd-3aff-4193-90dd-911ad04809f3 X-Archives-Hash: 276376351a37bf92f3d3978144ae6242 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 │