/dev/fb0 device does not exist

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Ingvar Hagelund; UiO wrote:
> > > When I try to start the fb_dev X-server or try to use the fbset command, I
> > > only get the error
> > > /dev/fb0: No such device
> > >
> > > ls -l /dev/fb0 gives me
> > > crw----rwx   1 ingvar   root      29,   0 Jan 28  2000 /dev/fb0
> > >
> > > so the device file should exist.
> > >
> > > Does this mean my kernel has no support for the frame buffer device?
> >
> > I guess so. What does `cat /proc/fb' tell you? What kind of video hardware do
> > you have?
>
> cat /proc/fb gives:
> cat: /proc/fb: No such file or directory
>
> So, your'e absoloutely right. No kernel support. Looks like I have to
> compile a new kernel.
>
> Anyway, the hardware is a 2MB IBM E15 internal graphics adapter, and
> that's actually a S3 864 based thing. Of course, a real S3 server would be
> the coolest, but I've no success on compiling this so far, though XFree86
> 3.1.2 worked some years ago, I heard.

There's no frame buffer device for the S3 Vision864 yet. So either you have to
help writing that one, or give vga16fb a try (unsupported by XF68_FBDev).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
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