Framebuffer Support Missing

[Steve Holmes]

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Well, I need to update my post some.  I looked at the linux-image
package and further at /lib/modules/2.6.26.... directory and I do
actually find a couple modules who start with 'fb' in the video
subdirectory.  But still no /dev/fb device.  If this kernel was
prebuilt with the options as shown in the related config file in
/boot, then I would expect the kernel to include framebuffer support.
If that is the case, then how does one get the framebuffer support to
be active so the device exists.  Do I have to mess around with udev
some how?

On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 12:27:55PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote:
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> I guess when I installed Debian Lenny testing last week, the provided
> kernel apparently did not come with modules to support framebuffer
> support.  The config shows many fb options as yes or modular and the
> framebuffer-support option is set to 'y'.  But there is no /dev/fb
> device shown and when I did a find . -iname fb* inside the
> /lib/modules directory, I found nothing.
> 
> When I look in aptitude for linux-modules, all I find is
> linux-modules-2.6.26-1-xen-686 and that is incompatible with my
> version; the name is slightly different and it created a separate
> directory in /lib/modules with the xen in the name; it does have the
> fb modules but I think that xen package is for a 2.6.26.8 kernel if I
> read things right.  I would think there should be a linux-modules for
> the original 2.6.26-1 image.  Am I missing something or what?
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