[ltp] Framebuffer Console with a TP240?

[Ajai Khattri]

Adam McLeod wrote:

> Just a data-point for you.  I'm still running my tp240 on kernel
> 2.6.1-gentoo-dev sources, and I have my framebuffer and bootsplash
> working on vesafb. My grub line is (one line):
> 
>  kernel /boot/bzImage-2.6.1-fb root=/dev/hda3 video=mtrr,vesa:800x600
> vga
> =0x314 splash=silent
> 
> I have the framebuffer compiled in.  I know I've seen the screen you are
> talking about when I first installed Gentoo on it last fall.  As I
> recall it was as soon as I got the framebuffer working, but before I
> figured out how to tell the framebuffer to run at 800x600.

Incidently, with Gentoo and bootsplash, is there any way of removing the 
annoying border around the first virtual console? Im talking about the 
blue background you get similar to what you get when you boot off a 
Gentoo LiveCD...

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Aj.
Systems Administrator / Developer