Uvesafb

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Revision as of 05:08, 26 August 2023 by Zcrayfish (talk | contribs) (The gentoo guys are completely done with uvesafb/v86d. Remove all references to them.)

uvesafb is a generic framebuffer driver.

Step-by-step instructions

  • install packet v86d

apk add v86d

  • create file /etc/mkinitfs/features.d/v86d.files with next content:

Contents of /etc/mkinitfs/features.d/v86d.files

sbin/v86d
  • edit /etc/mkinitfs/mkinitfs.conf and add 'kms' and 'v86d' to features list
  • copy /etc/modprobe.d/uvesafb to /etc/modprobe.d/uvesafb.conf and point needed resolution
  • regenerate initrd:

mkinitfs -o /boot/initramfs-grsec

  • edit /etc/update-extlinux.conf and add module uvesafb to modules list
  • regenerate boot loader config

update-extlinux

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