From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.29-git12 breaks vga=0x0f07 on MSI/Intel GPU
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:40:45 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <49D9417D.8060309@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090405231425.GC17934@one.firstfloor.org>
Andi Kleen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Something between 2.6.29 and 2.6.29-git12 broke vga=0x0f07 text mode
> on one of my test boxes. The text mode display is still (barely)visible,
> but the display contents continuous move over the screen horizontally while
> flickering. Without the option in 80x25 mode it still works. 2.6.29
> also works fine.
>
> This is a MSI system with integrated Intel GPU.
>
> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 29c3 (rev 02)
>
> Please tell me if you need more information, i'm not sure
> what I should collect.
>
vga=0xf07 (80x60) was broken until recently; it actually implemented the
equivalent of "vga=0xf01" (80x50).
Can you boot 2.6.22 with "vga=0xf07" on this box, and if so, how does it
behave?
-hpa
--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
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2009-04-05 23:14 2.6.29-git12 breaks vga=0x0f07 on MSI/Intel GPU Andi Kleen
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