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["David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT lycos.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "sindi keesan" <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>
 
> > The later. After you've unpacked linux-2.2.16:
> >
> > cd linux
> > cat s3pat | patch -p1
> 
> Looks like I either have to get a VESA 2.0 card working (I have two 
> that might be) or compile my own kernel modeled on yours but with 
> the patch.
> Next week.

Huh? The bzImage, which I posted on my site, has that patch.

> >> Meaning that any fb program I run would be at that resolution?
> >
> > Yes, with vesafb. Not all fb programs are full screen.
> 
> Would I have any choice after booting of 80 vs 132 columns?
> I should try it out before asking many more questions.

The higher resolution you select = more columns.

> >> xfbdev puts you into X?  How to add an rxvt, with &rxvt on cli?
> >
> > Or replace Xvesa with Xfbdev, and use xinit.
> 
> So there is a choice of using fb like any other X server (which 
> lets you unload it later) or xfbdev.  

No. Fb is just a device driver. It's not an X server. Xfbdev is an
X server, which uses the framebuffer device to display, instead of
sending commands directly to the hardware.

David
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