I wrote a framebuffer device that i included in the kernel, but i dont know
how to redirect the output of the console to my framebuffer device instead
of the serial console.
During the startup the kernel initializes the framebuffer correctly, and
says:
"Console: switching to frame buffer device"
but nothing happens on it and the output is given only to serial console.
What should i do to make it work correctly, now?
Best regards,
Paolo Scaffardi (arsenio@tin.it - pscaffardi@supereva.it)
AIRVENT SAM s.p.a. - RIMINI (ITALY)
Tel. 0541 383294 - Fax 0541 387086
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Paolo Scaffardi wrote:
I wrote a framebuffer device that i included in the kernel, but i dont know
how to redirect the output of the console to my framebuffer device instead
of the serial console.
During the startup the kernel initializes the framebuffer correctly, and
says:
"Console: switching to frame buffer device"
but nothing happens on it and the output is given only to serial console.
What should i do to make it work correctly, now?
try adding the boot argument "console=tty0", this should make the main
console
the framebuffer.. if you want to output some text just to test it, try:
echo "this is a test" > /dev/tty1
then you can change to this virtual terminal with the command:
chvt 1
(you should already be default on terminal 1)... if you are wanting the
framebuffer to be the main console, you may have to set up a dummy
console,
check the pmac_setup.c file for details on setting this up.. (ie.
conswitchp =
&dummycon)..
hope this can help,
ben
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