From: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
To: cheapisp@sensewave.com
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: hi-res fb console with 2.6.0-testX ?
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:58:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030907215803.GB28927@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <10539.80.202.106.246.1062964311.squirrel@to.server.sensewave.com>
On Sun, Sep 07, 2003 at 09:51:51PM +0200, cheapisp@sensewave.com wrote:
> The kernel command lines which work with vesafb and matroxfb in 2.4 do not
> work for me in 2.6.0-testX.
>
> kernel (hd0,0)/bz-2.6.0-t4mm3 root=/dev/hdc2 video=matrox:vesa:0x11A
> kernel (hd0,0)/bz-2.6.0-t4mm3 root=/dev/hdc2 vga=794
>
> both result in something resembling a Vesa 101 mode under 2.6.0-test4-mm3.
>
> (640x480, 60 Hz)
>
> I'd expect 1280x1024 in 60 Hz, which is what I get with a 2.4 kernel.
vga= seems to have changed semantics. (Which is a polite way of saying
"has regressed" IMO), this has been reported several times before, but
it doesn't seem to be too high on peoples 'must fix' list.
> Doing fbset "vesa11A" causes the monitor to lose the sync.
last I looked, fbset needed updates for the changes in 2.6
Dave
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Dave Jones http://www.codemonkey.org.uk
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-09-07 21:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-09-07 19:51 hi-res fb console with 2.6.0-testX ? cheapisp
2003-09-07 21:58 ` Dave Jones [this message]
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2003-09-08 10:29 Petr Vandrovec
2003-09-08 20:57 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-09-08 22:38 ` Petr Vandrovec
2003-09-09 8:54 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-09-09 8:54 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
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