Console on frame buffer for mpc823

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Jan,

in message <3F30BEFF.9060207 at devcom.cz> you wrote:
>
> I use custom board with MPC823 and TFT display
> connected directly to TFT processor interface.
> I would like to use display as console on framebuffer
> when booting and running Linux.
...
> How to make kernel use console on /dev/fb/0 ?

You have to configure the kernel to use the  framebuffer  as  console
device. Check especially the following configuration options:

	CONFIG_FB=y
	CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
	CONFIG_FBCON_ADVANCED=y
	CONFIG_FBCON_CFB8=y
	CONFIG_FBCON_FONTS=y
	CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y
	CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
	CONFIG_VT=y
	CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
	CONFIG_CONSOLE_NOBLANK=y
	CONFIG_CONSOLE_NOCUR=y

Also, see the FAQ at
http://www.denx.de/twiki/bin/view/DULG/NoInputUsingFramebuffer

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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