Where is fbdev?

I type:

make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=${CSTOOL_PATH}/arm-none-linux-gnueabi-gcc menuconfig

and make tells me that there is no rule to make menuconfig.  I am using SDK version 5 00 00 56 that came with the c6816x EVM.

Oops!  I had the wrong make file.  The PSP make file generates menuconfig.  I'll get this embedded linux stuff figured-out eventually.

I believe fbdev is contained with the Graphics SDK.  I have version 4 00 00 00 01 and the README.TXT says the following:

"Please refer to Netra Linux-PSP EA2 User Guide for details on how to build and install the fbdev module."  I did not find vpss.ko.

I don't think I have this document.  I may just go ahead and upgrade the Graphics SDK:

http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Upgrading_Graphics_SDK_in_EZSDK

 I'm still do not have fbdev.  Upon restarting pvr I get:

./pvr-init start
open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
expr: syntax error
Linux Frame Buffer Device Configuration Version 2.1 (23/06/1999)
(C) Copyright 1995-1999 by Geert Uytterhoeven

Usage: fbset [options] [mode]

Valid options:
  General options:
    -h, --help         : display this usage information
    --test             : don't change, just test whether the mode is valid
    -s, --show         : display video mode settings
    -i, --info         : display all frame buffer information
    -v, --verbose      : verbose mode
    -V, --version      : print version information
    -x, --xfree86      : XFree86 compatibility mode
    -a, --all          : change all virtual consoles on this device
  Frame buffer special device nodes:
    -fb <device>       : processed frame buffer device
                         (default is /dev/fb0)
  Video mode database:
    -db <file>         : video mode database file
                         (default is /etc/fb.modes)
  Display geometry:
    -xres <value>      : horizontal resolution (in pixels)
    -yres <value>      : vertical resolution (in pixels)
    -vxres <value>     : virtual horizontal resolution (in pixels)
    -vyres <value>     : virtual vertical resolution (in pixels)
    -depth <value>     : display depth (in bits per pixel)
    -nonstd <value>    : select nonstandard video mode
    -g, --geometry ... : set all geometry parameters at once
    -match             : set virtual vertical resolution by virtual resolution
  Display timings:
    -pixclock <value>  : pixel clock (in picoseconds)
    -left <value>      : left margin (in pixels)
    -right <value>     : right margin (in pixels)
    -upper <value>     : upper margin (in pixel lines)
    -lower <value>     : lower margin (in pixel lines)
    -hslen <value>     : horizontal sync length (in pixels)
    -vslen <value>     : vertical sync length (in pixel lines)
    -t, --timings ...  : set all timing parameters at once
  Display flags:
    -accel <value>     : hardware text acceleration enable (false or true)
    -hsync <value>     : horizontal sync polarity (low or high)
    -vsync <value>     : vertical sync polarity (low or high)
    -csync <value>     : composite sync polarity (low or high)
    -gsync <value>     : synch on green (false or true)
    -extsync <value>   : external sync enable (false or true)
    -bcast <value>     : broadcast enable (false or true)
    -laced <value>     : interlace enable (false or true)
    -double <value>    : doublescan enable (false or true)
    -rgba <r,g,b,a>    : recommended length of color entries
    -grayscale <value> : grayscale enable (false or true)
  Display positioning:
    -move <direction>  : move the visible part (left, right, up or down)
    -step <value>      : step increment (in pixels or pixel lines)
                         (default is 8 horizontal, 2 vertical)
Starting PVR
FATAL: Error inserting omaplfb (/lib/modules/2.6.34/kernel/drivers/gpu/pvr/omapl
fb.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
/dev/mem opened.
Memory mapped at address 0x40020000.
Value at address 0x48180F04 (0x40020f04): 0x0
Written 0x0; readback 0x0
/dev/mem opened.
Memory mapped at address 0x40020000.
Value at address 0x48180900 (0x40020900): 0x102
Written 0x2; readback 0x2
/dev/mem opened.
Memory mapped at address 0x40020000.
Value at address 0x48180920 (0x40020920): 0x40002
Written 0x2; readback 0x2

 I changed the NFS bootargs to include the vram settings and I now have fbdev and this is using the pre-built kernel.  This is what I use now:

setenv bootargs 'console=ttyS2,115200n8 rw mem=166M earlyprintk vram=50M ti816xfb.vram=0:16M,1:16M,2:6M root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=192.168.1.100:/home/lholeva/targetfs,nolock ip=192.168.1.10:192.168.1.100: 192.168.1.100:255.255.255.0:c6a8168:eth0:off'

Another undocumented setting.

Lee Holeva