Messages in this thread | | | From | Måns Rullgård <> | Subject | Re: Typo in kernel configuration (xconfig) | Date | Mon, 13 Dec 2004 01:50:30 +0100 |
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Jesper Juhl <juhl-lkml@dif.dk> writes:
> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, Danny Beaudoin wrote: > >> Hi! >> If I'm not at the right place, please forward this to the right person. >> >> In Device Drivers/Graphics Support/Support for frame buffer devices: >> "On several non-X86 architectures, the frame buffer device is the >> only way to use the graphics hardware." >> >> This should be 'x86' instead, as in the rest of the description. >> > I don't think you are right. On x86 the framebuffer is not your only > option, and on some non-x86 archs (like alpha for instance - at least > this used to be the case when last I had an alpha box), fb is the > only option.
My Alphas all have VGA graphics, with the standard text modes available. Some of the older models may have had other types of graphics.
-- Måns Rullgård mru@inprovide.com
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