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  • From: "David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT lycos.com>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] Printing scanned files
  • Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:12:47 -0500

----- 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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