Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: Generic VESA framebuffer driver and Video card BOOT?

[Antonino A. Daplas]

On Saturday 16 October 2004 02:36, Kendall Bennett wrote:
> Helge Hafting <helgehaf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 14-10-2004 21:02:36, Kendall Bennett wrote:
>
> How does the framebuffer console system handle secondary controllers
> right now? It seems from my look at the code that it only brings up the
> primary and not the secondary?

By default, the first driver to initialize is used by the fb console.   If
there are more than 1 fb driver, one can either use:

- con2fbmap
- the "fbcon=map:abcd" kernel boot option

Of course, the secondary card must be POSTed.

Tony


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