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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Fri, 6 Jan 2006, David Moberg wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
>
> > > I know very little about C++, so I usually use trial and error with
> > several
> > > different gcc/g++ versions until it compiles. I suggest that you try
> > > 2.95.3, egcs, 3.2.x, and 3.4 until it works.
> > I already tried the first two of these.  What is 3.2.x, a gcc version?
>
> Yes. I recommend 3.2.3 from that series... it has compiled several
> programs that would not build with 2.95.3 or 3.2. (2.95.3 is better
> for C, but 3.2.3 is better for C++)

Would I have to compile the compiler to work with glibc-2.2.5?
Do you think you can compile it for BL2 or even BL3?

> > That explains why that fbset calls for /etc/fb.modes and the source code I
> > am trying to compile has a 'modes' file.  Maybe they are interchangeable?
>
> I think they are. Try moving your modes file to /etc/fb.modes and
> using it with busybox fbset.

When I have a non-crashing computer with matrox card, in a couple of 
weeks.

> > Yes, and  I have two each Matrox and ATI fb-capable video cards.
> > It would be nice to use lynx at variable resolutions.  Our local library
> > website is quite unnecessarily designed to require 1280 (they put some
> > repetitive stuff on the left side and it is awful to use with links at
> > regular vga resolution because you scroll right, down, right....).  I can
> > at least use links2 graphical.
>
> You can also add options to the loadlin line to increase resolution.
> But then you need to reboot to change modes.
>
> David