Framebuffer Support Missing

[Kerry Hoath]

Sorry no clue on this; i'll try have to look into this when my wife stops 
having migraines as she is my most handy set of eyes.

Regards, Kerry.

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From: "Steve Holmes" <steve at holmesgrown.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: Framebuffer Support Missing


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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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