Am Donnerstag 21 Juni 2007 20:09 schrieb Hans-Werner Hilse: > Hi, > > On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:44:00 -0700 > > "Mark Knecht" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Gentoo Wiki page lists two different entries for doing > > framebuffer setup. I've never used framebuffers and wanted to check it > > out. Which is more appropriate for a new installation of 2007.0 on an > > older machine? (Athlon XP 1600+ with an NVidia GeForce4 MX 4000) > > > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash > > > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Framebuffer:Bootsplash:Grubsplash > > Those are just two different ways for setting up a splash screen; I > think gentoo is currently more directed to bootsplash rather than > fbsplash. But neither of them is mandatory for framebuffer usage (and > framebuffer console). In order to use the framebuffer, you just need to > load the relevant module and use fbset or compile the driver into the > kernel and pass the right "video=..." paramenter to the kernel and > you're set. > > > Why aren't these Wiki pages dated or am I missing that? > > "This page was last modified 17:33, 20 June 2007": bottom left. > page history link: top right. > > HTH, > > -hwh
I've got a related question: Does "video=..." work if the fb is a module?
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