> Renaud Dreyer wrote:
>
> > rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
>
> This looks like 32 bpp.
>
>
> Ethan Benson wrote:
>
> > rgba 8/0,8/0,8/0,0/0
>
> This looks like 8 bpp!
>
>
> Renaud, try fbset -depth 8.
>
I tried that but I get a blank screen and:
fbcon setup: no support for fontwidth 8
fbcon setup: type 0 (aux 0, depth 8) not supported
Same at depths 16 and 24, even the .config for my kernel has:
# Console drivers
#
CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
# CONFIG_FB_PM2 is not set
CONFIG_FB_OF=y
# CONFIG_FB_CONTROL is not set
# CONFIG_FB_PLATINUM is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VALKYRIE is not set
# CONFIG_FB_IMSTT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_CT65550 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_S3TRIO is not set
# CONFIG_FB_MATROX is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ATY is not set
CONFIG_FB_ATY128=y
# CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set
CONFIG_FBCON_ADVANCED=y
# CONFIG_FBCON_MFB is not set
# CONFIG_FBCON_CFB2 is not set
# CONFIG_FBCON_CFB4 is not set
CONFIG_FBCON_CFB8=m
CONFIG_FBCON_CFB16=m
CONFIG_FBCON_CFB24=m
CONFIG_FBCON_CFB32=y
# CONFIG_FBCON_AFB is not set
# CONFIG_FBCON_ILBM is not set
# CONFIG_FBCON_IPLAN2P2 is not set
# CONFIG_FBCON_IPLAN2P4 is not set
# CONFIG_FBCON_IPLAN2P8 is not set
# CONFIG_FBCON_MAC is not set
# CONFIG_FBCON_VGA_PLANES is not set
# CONFIG_FBCON_VGA is not set
# CONFIG_FBCON_FONTWIDTH8_ONLY is not set
CONFIG_FBCON_FONTS=y
# CONFIG_FONT_8x8 is not set
CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
CONFIG_FONT_SUN8x16=y
CONFIG_FONT_SUN12x22=y
# CONFIG_FONT_6x11 is not set
# CONFIG_FONT_PEARL_8x8 is not set
# CONFIG_FONT_ACORN_8x8 is not set
I even tried loading the modules fbcon-cfb8, fbcon-cfb16, fbcon-cfb24
manually in the kernel but it doesn't help. Am I missing some option
for my kernel? Thanks,
Renaud
P.S. Which of the precompiled fonts:
CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
CONFIG_FONT_SUN8x16=y
CONFIG_FONT_SUN12x22=y
are used in the frame buffer console and how can I make it switch
from one set to another?
