Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] vesafb problem with 1GB Ram and possible fix

[Walt H <wal...@co...>]

Antonino Daplas wrote:

> True, vesafb does not support mode changes.  However, the extra graphics
> memory is useful for some framebuffer-based applications that implement
> multi-buffering. DirectFB, for instance, takes advantage of this since
> it uses a frontbuffer and a backbuffer (display the frontbuffer, render
> to the backbuffer, swap the front and backbuffer pointers, then display
> the new frontbuffer).  Xine and mplayer using the framebuffer backend
> are probably using similar setups. 
> 
> Tony  
> 
> 

Thanks for the info Tony. Sounds like my setup wouldn't be ideal for 
mass consumption. I don't use vesafb for anything other than the 
graphical console with large number of columns and rows, so it shouldn't 
affect me. I just needed a quick hack for a fix since I got a new MP 
system with lots 'o ram and no penguins :(  It's all good now though..

-Walt