Enabling Frame Buffer Support

Hi guys

I have been checking online and Its all vague!

I need some no bull way on how to enable Frane buffer support so I can use FBI


HELP!!

[sebnukem]

Not sure what you are asking but could it be a kernel config? Check a few entries in your current kernel config .config file, such as:
CONFIG_FB=
CONFIG_FB_VESA=
CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=

[RupertPupkin]

I wrote up kind of a mini-howto on this a few months ago:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...0&postcount=11

Well simply, I am running terminal, I have not got X installed. so I use consoel onyl. But I want to be able to use FBI which is a program that lets you view images in the console. But I need access to FB(0) which is a device. Now I presume I need to set up my Frame buffer so I can use this application.

[mountainfreak]

RupertPupkin,
Followed your guide to the letter. In FC8 it still doesn't work. No boot penguin, no fb0 afer boot(even doing the mknod). I'm using a samsung q1 with intel 915. I'm attempting to get Qingy working which compiled and installed fine using yum to install directfb and directfb-devel. Note this is an LVDS screen running in a non-vesa 800x480 mode. I suspect this is the main problem. Suppose I should head on over to the q1 and post dmesg, lspci, and lsmod.

[Seve]

Hello:
mountainfreak
Apparently you did not take your previous warning seriously
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/sho...d.php?t=177715
You can sit on the sidelines for a couple of weeks

Seve