Re: intelfb not working on Thinkpad R60

[Marcus Better <marcus@better.se>]

James Simmons wrote:
>>*First, if I compile intelfb and fbcon into the kernel, and no other
>>frame buffer modules, I don't think the "vga" parameter is ever
>>processed.

> That is correct vga= is only used by vga console or vesafb.

Some people claim that the boot loader (Grub or Lilo?) is supposed to
interpret the vga= parameter and set the video mode through BIOS.

And what is this text doing in Documentation/fb/intelfb.txt:

  If setting this parameter doesn't work (you stay in a 80x25 text-mode),   
  you might need to set the "vga=<mode>" parameter too - see vesafb.txt in 
  this directory.

> I bet the mode you can passing is incomplete. Please try
> something like this
> 
> video=intelfb:mode:1024x768-8@75

I suppose you mean "video=intelfb:mode=1024x768-8@75"? That doesn't help
either. I get the VGA console or vesafb, depending on whether the "vga="
option was given. Besides the depth and refresh rate parameters are
supposed to be optional.

Regards,

Marcus



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