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wiki:display_modes [2011/04/18 07:25] – external edit 127.0.0.1wiki:display_modes [2014/03/14 09:15] (current) – Corrected nonsense about relation between Xfbdev and framebuffer tinypoodle
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-The **//vga=xxx//** boot code is used from the boot: prompt to force a video framebuffer mode. To use the framebuffer modes in TC the Xfbdev extension needs to be loaded. This is best done during the boot sequence by placing the Xfbdev extension in the directory from which extensions are automatically loaded (set using the tce=hdXY boot code). The system should be started in text mode initially as the .xsession  file in /home/tc will need to be edited to start xfbdev instead of xvesa. A suitable form for this line is:+The **//vga=xxx//** boot code is used from the boot: prompt to force a video framebuffer mode. The Xfbdev X11 server can run on top of framebuffer modes. This is best done during the boot sequence by placing the Xfbdev extension in the directory from which extensions are automatically loaded (set using the tce=hdXY boot code). The system should be started in text mode initially as the .xsession  file in /home/tc will need to be edited to start xfbdev instead of xvesa. A suitable form for this line is:
  
 <code>Xfbdev -mouse /dev/input/mice,5 -nolisten tcp -I &>/dev/null &'' <code>Xfbdev -mouse /dev/input/mice,5 -nolisten tcp -I &>/dev/null &''
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 Once .xsession has been edited & a backup performed the system can be booted straight to the desktop as the edited version of .xsession will be reloaded. Once .xsession has been edited & a backup performed the system can be booted straight to the desktop as the edited version of .xsession will be reloaded.
  
-Further information on using the Linux framebuffer can be found in the [[http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO.html|Framebuffer HOWTO]]+Further information on using the Linux framebuffer can be found in the [[http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO|Framebuffer HOWTO]]
  
 Here is the table of all standard supported video modes. See below for how to access non-standard modes (e.g. 800x480). Here is the table of all standard supported video modes. See below for how to access non-standard modes (e.g. 800x480).
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-Note: It has been reported that some systems use a different offset to 0x200. This is not in compliance with the [[http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO.html|Framebuffer HOWTO]].+Note: It has been reported that some systems use a different offset to 0x200. This is not in compliance with the [[http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO|Framebuffer HOWTO]].
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