> On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Renaud Dreyer wrote:
> > > 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:
> >
> > CONFIG_FBCON_CFB8=m
> > CONFIG_FBCON_CFB16=m
> > CONFIG_FBCON_CFB24=m
> > CONFIG_FBCON_CFB32=y
>
> These must al be yes.
Ah ah! Sometimes I go a little overboard with modules...
> > 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?
>
> All of them.
>
> E.g.
>
> video=atyfb:font:SUN12x22
>
> works for me with atyfb.
Cool... Which of these are used by default when booting with no font
argument, though? 8x16?
I'm a bit confused as to the best way of choosing the console driver
options (CONFIG_FBCON* and CONFIG_FONT*) in .config. Thanks for the
help.
Renaud
