Linux and CUSL2?

Trebuchet · 03-04-2001, 04:12 PM

Has anyone installed a Linux OS and used it with a CUSL2? Any problems? I picked up a copy of Mandrake Linux 7.2 today in hopes of installing it in a partition on this system.

router · 03-05-2001, 06:36 AM

I have intalled Linux Slackware 7.1 on my machine (800EB , CUSL2,...) in it works without any problems.
You must consider that you cannot use framebuffer with on-board graphics because i752 doesn't support linear framebuffering.

lp

Tadej

Trebuchet · 03-05-2001, 07:03 AM

What do you mean, that I can't use the on-board video? Or that I can't use an accelerator card? I am totally new to Linux.

router · 03-05-2001, 08:25 AM

You CAN use on-board graphics ... but you can't use Framebuffer. Normal console mode and X Window system works fine with on-board card .. in normal mode.

Definition of FrameBuffer (if this is any help to you):
A framebuffer device is an abstraction for the graphic hardware. It represents the frame buffer of some video hardware, and allows application software to access the
graphic hardware through a well-defined interface, so that the software doesn't need to know anything about the low-level interface stuff

So ... you can run linux without framebuffer support. I don't know how to explain that

If you are using framebuffer, text mode looks like graphics mode or maybe .. mixed graphics mode

. It is very difficult to explain

Some distributions use framebuffer device for displaying Chineese characters. So... if you don't need Chineese characters you don't have to use FB and your linux box will be fully functional.

As I said in the first line of my post: You CAN use on-board graphics with few limitations (FB). :>

I hope I din't confused you .. too much

Tadej

03-04-2001, 04:12 PM	#1
Trebuchet CUSL2 User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 67	Has anyone installed a Linux OS and used it with a CUSL2? Any problems? I picked up a copy of Mandrake Linux 7.2 today in hopes of installing it in a partition on this system.
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03-05-2001, 06:36 AM	#2
router Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Voklo, Slovenia Posts: 5	I have intalled Linux Slackware 7.1 on my machine (800EB , CUSL2,...) in it works without any problems. You must consider that you cannot use framebuffer with on-board graphics because i752 doesn't support linear framebuffering. lp Tadej
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03-05-2001, 07:03 AM	#3
Trebuchet CUSL2 User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 67	What do you mean, that I can't use the on-board video? Or that I can't use an accelerator card? I am totally new to Linux.
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03-05-2001, 08:25 AM	#4
router Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Voklo, Slovenia Posts: 5	You CAN use on-board graphics ... but you can't use Framebuffer. Normal console mode and X Window system works fine with on-board card .. in normal mode. Definition of FrameBuffer (if this is any help to you): A framebuffer device is an abstraction for the graphic hardware. It represents the frame buffer of some video hardware, and allows application software to access the graphic hardware through a well-defined interface, so that the software doesn't need to know anything about the low-level interface stuff So ... you can run linux without framebuffer support. I don't know how to explain that If you are using framebuffer, text mode looks like graphics mode or maybe .. mixed graphics mode . It is very difficult to explain Some distributions use framebuffer device for displaying Chineese characters. So... if you don't need Chineese characters you don't have to use FB and your linux box will be fully functional. As I said in the first line of my post: You CAN use on-board graphics with few limitations (FB). :> I hope I din't confused you .. too much Tadej
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