Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1998-31,: Re: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)

# Re: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)

Richard Gooch (Richard.Gooch@atnf.CSIRO.AU)
Mon, 3 Aug 1998 19:31:25 +1000

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Shawn Leas writes:
> Well, I've just tried the device FS for the first time, and I must say I
> hope it's in the tree very soon!

Thanks. Tell Linus :-)

> I do, however, have one question. My framebuffer device[s] do[es] not
> show up automagically. Is this bad? Is my thinking way off?

That's because there isn't devfs support for FBcon yet. Mark Guzman is
working on that.
Mark: how goes it?

Regards,

Richard....

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