Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10999] New: intelfb + 965GM still not working in 2.6.26-rc8

Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10999] New: intelfb + 965GM still not working in 2.6.26-rc8

[Andrew Morton]

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On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:26:31 -0700 (PDT) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10999
> 
>            Summary: intelfb + 965GM still not working in 2.6.26-rc8
>            Product: Drivers
>            Version: 2.5
>      KernelVersion: 2.6.26-rc8
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Console/Framebuffers
>         AssignedTo: jsimmons@infradead.org
>         ReportedBy: peter.ganzhorn@googlemail.com
> 
> 
> Distribution: Debian Lenny
> Hardware Environment: Toshiba Tecra A9 (Core2 Duo / 965GM)
> Software Environment: Debian Lenny
> Problem Description:
> With 2.6.26-rc8 intelfb is supposed to support Intels 965GM integrated graphics
> chips, but I am unable to get it working.
> I included the fbcon and intelfb drivers statically and removed all other
> framebuffer drivers such as vesafb. I selected the 8x16 font to be included.
> 
> I tried with the following config in grub:
> title           Linux
> root            (hd0,1)
> kernel          /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 video=intelfb:mode=1680x1050-32@60
> savedefault
> 
> video=intelfb:mode=1680x1050-32@60
> video=intelfb:mode=1280x1024
> video=intelfb:mode=1280x1024-32@60
> 
> won't work either, I'm always getting a blank black screen until X starts.
> My screen does support resolutions up to 1680x1050, X is working with that
> resolution. At least 1280x1024 should work as vesafb did with my last kernel
> (with vga=794).
> 965GM chipsets are listed in my kconfig as well as in
> Documentation/fb/intelfb.txt.
> 
> What might be wrong here?!
> 



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