[Linux-fbdev-devel] RE: Questions about new Virtual framebuffer device

[Geert U. <ge...@li...>]

	Hi Caleb,

> Do I need to put something in /etc/modules.conf to get the vfb device
> working?  If so, what?

Ah, now I see what's the problem: vfb_enable is always 0 and you cannot enable
it when vfb is built modular.

Please try this patch:

--- linux-2.4.6-pre3/drivers/video/vfb.c.orig	Mon Feb 19 10:37:01 2001
+++ linux-2.4.6-pre3/drivers/video/vfb.c	Sat Jun 16 16:25:48 2001
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@
     0, FB_VMODE_NONINTERLACED
 };
 
-static int vfb_enable = 0;	/* disabled by default */
-
 
     /*
      *  Interface used by the world
@@ -371,6 +369,9 @@
 }
 
 
+#ifndef MODULE
+static int vfb_enable = 0;	/* disabled by default */
+
 int __init vfb_setup(char *options)
 {
     char *this_opt;
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@
     }
     return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 
     /*
@@ -397,8 +399,10 @@
 
 int __init vfb_init(void)
 {
+#ifndef MODULE
     if (!vfb_enable)
 	return -ENXIO;
+#endif
 
     if (!(videomemory = (u_long)vmalloc(videomemorysize)))
 	return -ENOMEM;

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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