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authorPh. Marek <philipp.marek@bmlv.gv.at>2006-10-03 01:14:38 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org>2006-10-03 08:04:09 -0700
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[PATCH] intelfb: Documentation update
Correct sample boot line and add a remark on mode setting. Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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@@ -88,12 +88,20 @@ Sample Usage
In /etc/lilo.conf, add the line:
-append="video=intelfb:800x600-32@75,accel,hwcursor,vram=8"
+append="video=intelfb:mode=800x600-32@75,accel,hwcursor,vram=8"
This will initialize the framebuffer to 800x600 at 32bpp and 75Hz. The
framebuffer will use 8 MB of System RAM. hw acceleration of text and cursor
will be enabled.
+Remarks
+-------
+
+If setting this parameter doesn't work (you stay in a 80x25 text-mode),
+you might need to set the "vga=<mode>" parameter too - see vesafb.txt
+in this directory.
+
+
D. Module options
The module parameters are essentially similar to the kernel