Re: FB device without console support

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Manousaridis Angelos wrote:

James Simmons wrote:

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Yes. Take a look at the latest 2.6.0-testX kernels. 

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Manousaridis Angelos wrote:

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Is it possible to implement a fremebuffer device without console 
support? All I want is to access the graphics card buffer memory to 
display some graphics.
Can I find source code example for this?

Is it possible with a 2.4.xx kernel?
Upgrading would be a nighmare fom me, I am targeting an embedded platform.

Disable CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE, and the console messages will no longer be printed
to the frame buffer. You still have a console though, i.e. you can still print
to /dev/ttyX if you want.

If you don't want to provide console drawing operations, just set
display->dispsw to &dispsw_dummy.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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