how to activate /dev/fb?

[NoOp]

On 09/01/2009 11:17 PM, loody wrote:
> Dear all:
> I get a application which need /dev/fb.

What application?

> I search the web and find it is the device node of frame buffer driver.
> my question is
> 1. how could I know the frame buffer driver is ready on my Ubuntu?
> 2. I find there is no /dev/fb/0 or dev/fb/1 under my ubuntu.
>     does that mean what I have to do is adding the node for
> application to access?
> appreciate your help,
> miloody
> 

These may help:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/jaunty/man1/fbset.1.html