From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <37412A00.3F815281@iwate-u.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 18:51:13 +1000 From: Piotr Muszynski MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jack Howarth CC: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: linux 2.2.8/2.2.9 oddities References: <9905171735.ZM1161@bromo.med.uc.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Jack Howarth wrote: > Is anyone else seeing oddities in the graphics of Linux 2.2.8 > and 2.2.9 on G3s? Under the new Reference Release 1.0, the supplied > Linux 2.2.6 kernel works fine however when I build either 2.2.8 > or 2.2.9 from the kernel sources I have the following problem. > When using bootx with the kernel flags below... > > video=atyfb:vmode:13,cmode=1 adb_buttons=1 > > ...which always as worked fine in the past, the video comes up > with the console text shifted over by about 4/5ths to the right > of the screen and wrapped around from the left. It would seem > that something is broken now in atyfb. > Jack > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Jack W. Howarth, Ph.D. 231 Bethesda Avenue > NMR Facility Director Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0524 > Dept. of Molecular Genetics phone: (513) 558-4420 > Univ. of Cincinnati College of Medicine fax: (513) 558-8474 Good to know I'm not alone with this problem -- under kernels > 2.2.7 (vger), on the PowerMac7500/100(601). I described the problem in the message "vger 2.2.7 and console" a few days ago. Any ideas about trying ./MAKEDEV -update ? That fixed floppy mounting under 2.2.7 for me... Any good ideas :-) ? piotru [[ This message was sent via the linuxppc-dev mailing list. Replies are ]] [[ not forced back to the list, so be sure to Cc linuxppc-dev if your ]] [[ reply is of general interest. Please check http://lists.linuxppc.org/ ]] [[ and http://www.linuxppc.org/ for useful information before posting. ]]