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Linux kernel fbdev abstraction (a.k.a. Linux framebuffer), that is used by Ubuntu for most video adapters.

In Linux kernel, fbdev is a graphic abstraction layer for accessing video (graphic) hardware in a unified way. Different video adapters needs different drivers, that may be loaded as kernel modules. Supports both text (emulated) and graphic modes.

Links:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ConsoleFramebuffer
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO/

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hwinfo replaced with ... what?

New and Hopefully more clear question this is NOT a question about some system information program I NEED to know what framebuffer modes I can add in grub configuration without starting to calculate stuff and testing 1000 command lines (therefore…
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Is it possible to get the Tux logo on the text-based boot?

On Knoppix-based distros, you get a nice Tux logo on the left of the screen during text boot. Is this possible to get on Ubuntu?
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Not able to view images in w3m

I was playing around with w3m (command-line browser), and found that it was not able to display images when run from Terminator or gnome-terminal. But, when run from xterm, it is able to display images. I have both w3m and w3m-img packages…
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How to enable display of framebuffer images (e.g. in w3m, fbi) within byobu (pts)?

I'm trying to run a minimal Ubuntu 13.10 installation without X Window System on my old laptop. One of the most useful tools I rely on in this setup is byobu; however, it seems to prevent me from using applications capable of displaying images in…
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Switching to another TTY after running startx and returning breaks Xorg

I've always been curious about an idiosyncrasy of Xorg that seems to happen on every machine I've tried it on; whenever I start a new X instance on a TTY using startx manually (that is, without the aid of a display manager), switch to another TTY,…
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Cheese won't run in framebuffer

When I try to run Cheese from terminal I receive this error message: Clutter-CRITICAL **: Unable to initialize Clutter: Unable to find suitable fbconfig for the GLX context: Unable to find fbconfig with rgba visual Obviously, seems to be…
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Extension “RANDR” missing on xvfb

Ubuntu: $lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty Xvfb: $ dpkg -s xvfb Package: xvfb Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section:…
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Is it possible to change text console (VT, framebuffer) foreground color?

I tried setterm -foreground green but any action resets the color back to white. Also, switching black and white seems like a nice option for e-paper (e-ink) screens.
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How do you get the very first boot messages smaller?

How do I get the very first boot messages, before the decryption of the system and before uvesafb is loaded, smaller? I…
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How to check if framebuffer is enabled

How do I know if I have framebuffer enabled? I actually don't quite understand what framebuffer is. my /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/splash file has this: echo FRAMEBUFFER=y (coz I was following this answer). This shows two ways to detect whether it's…
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Screen fade to black after 10 minutes and never come back

Im using Linaro Raring Server for Cubieboard A20 from here: www.cubieforums.com/index.php?topic=807.0 After about 10 minutes, the screen goes to black, even I'm using keyboard or mouse, so seems not be a screensaver to me, since not idle. Nothing I…
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How can I adjust framebuffer or X screen relative position?

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I had fixed boot screen using this nice solution. Since that time I have been looking for the way to move framebuffer in virtual console slightly to the right and down, relatively to X screen position (or…
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VIA KM400 /dev/dri/card0 missing

Since a few days, X does not start anymore on my Athlon 2600+ with VIA KM400 integrated graphics running Ubuntu 18.04. It could have been triggerd by the update of some Ubuntu packages but of course I cannot be sure. What I am sure of is that I…
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Display not rotated with framebuffer console

I have enabled rivers->Graphics Support->Support for framebuffer devices->Framebuffer Console Support by '*'(builtin driver) in my kernel and compiled it. My aim is to rotate the display by writing different values to the file…
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How to run netsurf-fb? Fails with: "Unable to set video: Could not set console screen info fbdev"

On Ubuntu 16.04, I've done: # Go to TTY with Ctrl + Alt + F1 sudo apt-get install netsurf-fb sudo usermod -aG 'audio,input,video' "$USER" # Logout, login. netsurf-fb And it fails with: Unable to set video: Could not set console screen info…
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