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FrameBuffer

FrameBuffer

  • Kernel Options vesa-2.x FrameBuffers
    • ProcessorType -> Turn on MTRR

    • Console drivers
      • ?? vesafb can NOT be modules .. ??
      • VGA Text Console
      • Frame-buffer support
      • VESA VGA Graphic console
      • Advanced Low Level Drivers
      • Mono, 2bpp, 4bpp, 8bpp, 16bpp, 24bpp and 32bpp packed pixel drivers

  • System Sanity Check
    • ls -la /dev/fb0 /dev/fb1
      • mknod /dev/fb0 c 29 0
      • mknod /dev/fb1 c 29 32

    • cat /proc/fb
        0 Intel(R) 845G
        1 VESA VGA

  • VesaFB boot options
    • lilo: vga=ask

  • /usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb
    • framebuffer.txt
    • vesafb.txt
    • ati, matox, trident, ..

    SunHelp.org FrameBuffer
    TLDP.org FrameBuffer-HOWTO

    Gentoo-wiki.com HOWTO MPlayer on Framebuffer
      mplayer -vo fbdev ... file.mpg
      mplayer -vo svga ... file.mpg
      mplayer -vo xv ... file.mpg ( not framebuffer )

    Linux-Video.net Matrox G400DH w/ framebuffer

    TLDP.org Matrox
    Matrox.com
    • use latest matrox BIOS
    • use matroxfb instead
    • append="video=matrox:vesa:440"

    EpiaWiki.org FrameBuffer
    • cat /proc/fb
        0 VESA VGA == /dev/fb0
        1 Via == /dev/fb1

    • modprobe viafb
    • mplayer -vo fbdev2 -fb /dev/fb1 ... file.mpg

    EpiaWiki.org DirectFB
      mplayer -vo directfb -dr ... file.mpg

    Mini-ITX.com

    Writeme.ch
    Writeme.ch Xdriver
    iki.fi
    fbui.org FrameBufferUI


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