The 'Frame buffer interface' is obsolete ? What is its successor ?

Jan 08, 2024 0 Replies

Hello all,



Some time ago I found the "frame buffer interface" and was able to draw some simple graphics thru it. Than I tried to enable a hardware mouse cursor, but got nowhere fast :-(



So, did some searching for how enable such a mouse cursor thru the "mailbox interface" and found this :



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, which mentions that the "frame buffer interface" is obsolete (at least since 2018).



tl;dr: As the "frame buffer interface" is said to be obsolete, what is its successor ?



Remark: This is for a command-console only installation of Linux on an RPi 1b (no GUI)



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