# Re: Future desktop on dumb frame buffers?

- From: Michal Suchanek \<hidden\>
- Date: 2011-03-22 15:26:43 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2011/03/9026836
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/dri-devel/2011/03/9026803/t.md

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On 21 March 2011 20:25, Jesse Barnes [ref] wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:19:43 +0000
> timofonic timofonic [ref] wrote:
>> So if KMS is so cool and provides many advantages over fbdev and
>> such... Why isn't more widely used intead of still relying on fbdev?
>> Why still using fbdev emulation (that is partial and somewhat broken,
>> it seems) instead using KMS directly?
>
> Used by what?  All three major GPU device classes have KMS support
> (Intel, ATI, and nVidia).  If you want it for a particular device, you
> can always port it over.
>
> As for fbdev emulation, what's still using it?  There's nothing
> stopping projects from converting over; X and Wayland can already
> handle KMS APIs just fine.

The console and a few terminal emulators for it I guess.

Thanks

Michal
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