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Frame buffer Device Missing
Hello List,
While configuring X on linux (Redhat 6.2), Firstly i am unable to do it in frame
buffer mode. The Video card is Intel810 (PIII).
While configuring it to be in frame buffer mode, it gives an error
open_framebuffer: failed to open /dev/fb0 (No such device)
Although the /dev directory contains all of them :
[root@telspec-p5 X11]# ls -l /dev/fb*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Nov 15 00:26 /dev/fb -> fb0
crw-r--r-- 1 root root 29, 0 Nov 24 10:21 /dev/fb0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Nov 23 17:26 /dev/fb0current ->
/dev/fb0
crw-r--r-- 1 root root 29, 32 Nov 24 10:21 /dev/fb1
crw------- 1 root root 29, 64 Nov 24 10:00 /dev/fb2
crw------- 1 root root 29, 96 Nov 24 10:00 /dev/fb3
crw------- 1 root root 29, 128 Nov 24 10:00 /dev/fb4
crw------- 1 root root 29, 160 Nov 24 10:00 /dev/fb5
crw------- 1 root root 29, 192 Nov 24 10:00 /dev/fb6
crw------- 1 root root 29, 224 Nov 24 10:00 /dev/fb7
I have done following steps:
1. added a line vga=791 in /etc/lilo.conf, and executed lilo -v command and
rebooted the system
2. At LILO boot prompt i start it with option "linux 3 vga=791"
3. In XF86Config file, added another entry just under Screen section containing
the section for svga mode
4. Made a link for X "ln -s /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_FBDev X"
Now while running X it give the problem. What can be the cause ?
TIA