====== Graphical framebuffer console ======

===== Name =====

    CONSOLE_FRAMEBUFFER

===== Header file =====

Configured via ''[[http://git.ipxe.org/ipxe.git/blob/HEAD:/src/config/console.h|config/console.h]]''.

===== Examples =====

=== Enable graphical framebuffer console ===

    #define CONSOLE_FRAMEBUFFER    /* Graphical framebuffer console */

=== Enable graphical framebuffer, console commands, and PNG images ===

    #define CONSOLE_FRAMEBUFFER    /* Graphical framebuffer console */

and in ''[[http://git.ipxe.org/ipxe.git/blob/HEAD:/src/config/general.h|config/general.h]]'':

    #define IMAGE_PNG              /* PNG images */
    #define CONSOLE_CMD            /* Console commands */

===== Description =====

This build option enables support for the framebuffer console, which provides a graphical console with support for background pictures.

===== See also =====

  * ''[[:buildcfg:CONSOLE_CMD]]''
  * ''[[:buildcfg:IMAGE_PNG]]''
  * ''[[:cmd:console]]'' command
  * [[:console|Console configuration]] in iPXE
  * [[:buildcfg|List of all iPXE build options]]

===== Notes =====

You must use the ''[[:cmd:console]]'' command to configure the graphical framebuffer console.

Older versions of iPXE use ''CONSOLE_VESAFB'' instead of ''CONSOLE_FRAMEBUFFER''.