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diff --git a/chapter10/kernel.xml b/chapter10/kernel.xml index 5c7a9d703..5bbfff11a 100644 --- a/chapter10/kernel.xml +++ b/chapter10/kernel.xml @@ -273,16 +273,18 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><parameter>Framebuffer Console support</parameter></term> + <term> + <parameter> + Enable legacy fbdev support for your modesetting driver + </parameter> and + <parameter>Framebuffer Console support</parameter> + </term> <listitem> - <para>This is needed to display the Linux console on a frame - buffer device. To allow the kernel to print debug messages at an - early boot stage, it shouldn't be built as a kernel module - unless an initramfs will be used. And, if - <option>CONFIG_DRM</option> (Direct Rendering Manager) is enabled, - it's likely <option>CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION</option> (Enable - legacy fbdev support for your modesetting driver) should be - enabled as well.</para> + <para>These are needed to display the Linux console on a + GPU driven by a DRI (Direct Rendering Infrastructure) driver. + If <option>CONFIG_DRM</option> (Direct Rendering Manager) is + enabled, you should enable these two options as well or you'll see + a blank screen once the DRI driver is loaded.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |