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Originally Posted by ManDay
Could you, in one or two sentences, please explain the graphics stack for the e-ink (i.e. kernel and userspace/x11 part)?
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The standard stack writes directly to the framebuffer (no X11) using the Qt library. One running program is the display manager and the others are clients. The kernel is a modified version of 2.6.35.3 with support for the e-ink screen.
The stacks produced by members of this forum seem to be based on familiar desktop environments available for Linux distributions, such as Debian, and use X11 as a result.
I based my stack on Debian, too, but also use the Qt library to write directly to the framebuffer, so I'm running a kind of hybrid system. I use a kernel modified by Marek (who also produced a Debian-based image for the Kobo) that improves the level of support for the screen, and which works very well.
Does that make sense?
I can provide links to various resources if you are interested.