Command Line Interfaces

[Pete Holsberg]

NoOp pounded out the following on his or her keyboard on 10/5/2007 4:13 PM:
> Do this (assumes that hwinfo is not installed):
>
> $ sudo apt-get install hwinfo
>
> when it finishes installing:
>
> $ sudo hwinfo --framebuffer
>
> The output of that will show you: 1) if framebuffer is supported by your
> graphics card/chipset, and 2) what resolutions are available to you.

Apparently there's no framebuffer.

> Here is another link that you might find helpful:
> http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO.html
> its a bit dated, but it should provide for some good reading.
>
> and
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framebuffer

Thanks. I'll look those over.