Re: [I810fb-user] i810fb drivers for linux-2.4.18-14 kernel

[Joseph F. <jh...@ri...>]

On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 08:09:07AM -0700, Monisha Barooah wrote:
> Hi All,
>=20
>  We have been trying to get framebuffer support in the
> kernel version 2.4.18-14 for the Intel 82815 Graphics
> Controller Chipset.
> =20
<snip>=20
> Note that: We also tried downloading and compiling the
> linux-2.6.0-test1(considering the fact that the i810
> driver comes built in within it). Here also we faced
> an issue in that the compiled image corresponding to
> this kernel does not display anything in the console
> though it seemed that the booting process was
> proceeding with some hard disk activity going on.
>=20
> Can anyone give some pointers and help regarding it.

For 2.6, you must ensure that CONFIG_INPUT, CONFIG_VT,
CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE, and CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE are all set to "y"
(i.e. these features are built into the kernel image and not as
modules).  To use a framebuffer as the console, you must also enable
CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE, but this one can be a module.

The quickest way to set all these is probably to edit the file .config
in the root of the kernel source tree.

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