Re: Graphics Mode Woes

["Bobby Hitt" <Bob.Hitt@bscnet.com>]

Hello,

I've since gotten this working, thanks to the help of Dmitry Torokhov:
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This is what I have for my GeForce2 Go. Actually I think what hurts you is
FB_VGA16, not RIVA.. Still, if you using vesa like I do there is no point
compiling rivafb (and If you using nVIDIA's binary driver rivafb usually
conflicts with it).
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 I had the wrong drivers loaded.. My question now is where would I have been
able to disable the "native driver"? I don't recall seeing this in the
.config file.

TIA,

Bobby

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Simmons" <jsimmons@infradead.org>
To: "Bobby Hitt" <Bob.Hitt@bscnet.com>
Cc: "linux-kernel" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: Graphics Mode Woes


>
> That is because the native driver takes priority over the vesafb driver.
> Disable the native driver if you don't want ot use it.
>
>
> On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Bobby Hitt wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm attempting to get linux 2.6.5 to go into 1024x768x64k mode with my
> > NVidia GEForce card. Under 2.4.25, it works fine with "vga=791" in my
> > lilo.conf file. Here's what's in the log:
> >
> > Apr 22 17:19:09 gateway kernel: vesafb: framebuffer at 0xf0000000,
mapped to
> > 0xe080d000, size 3072k
> > Apr 22 17:19:09 gateway kernel: vesafb: mode is 1024x768x16,
> > linelength=2048, pages=0
> > Apr 22 17:19:09 gateway kernel: vesafb: protected mode interface info at
> > c000:c590
> > Apr 22 17:19:09 gateway kernel: vesafb: scrolling: redraw
> > Apr 22 17:19:09 gateway kernel: vesafb: directcolor: size=0:5:6:5,
> > shift=0:11:5:0
> > Apr 22 17:19:09 gateway kernel: Console: switching to colour frame
buffer
> > device 128x48
> > Apr 22 17:19:09 gateway kernel: fb0: VESA VGA frame buffer device
> >
> > Under 2.6.5:
> >
> > Apr 22 17:57:58 gateway kernel: rivafb: nVidia device/chipset 10DE0110
> > Apr 22 17:57:58 gateway kernel: rivafb: Detected CRTC controller 0 being
> > used
> > Apr 22 17:57:58 gateway kernel: rivafb: RIVA MTRR set to ON
> > Apr 22 17:57:58 gateway kernel: rivafb: PCI nVidia NV10 framebuffer ver
> > 0.9.5b (nVidiaGeForce2-M, 32MB @ 0xF0000000)
> > Apr 22 17:57:58 gateway kernel: vga16fb: initializing
> > Apr 22 17:57:58 gateway kernel: vga16fb: mapped to 0xc00a0000
> > Apr 22 17:57:58 gateway kernel: fb1: VGA16 VGA frame buffer device
> >
> > Totally different output and no references to vesafb. With "vga=791" on
> > bootup the screen goes blank then switches to the normal graphics mode.
Even
> > when I use "vga=ask" and I put in a valid number, the screen switches to
> > text mode momentarily then goes back to the normal graphics mode.
> >
> > Here's the related portion of my .config file:
> >
> >  #
> > # Graphics support
> > #
> > CONFIG_FB=y
> > # CONFIG_FB_PM2 is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_CYBER2000 is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_IMSTT is not set
> > CONFIG_FB_VGA16=y
> > CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
> > CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
> > # CONFIG_FB_HGA is not set
> > CONFIG_FB_RIVA=y
> > # CONFIG_FB_I810 is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_MATROX is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_RADEON_OLD is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_RADEON is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_ATY128 is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_ATY is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_SIS is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_NEOMAGIC is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_KYRO is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_3DFX is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_VOODOO1 is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_TRIDENT is not set
> > # CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set
> >
> > #
> > # Console display driver support
> > #
> > CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
> > # CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE is not set
> > CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
> > CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
> > CONFIG_PCI_CONSOLE=y
> > CONFIG_FONTS=y
> > CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y
> > CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
> > # CONFIG_FONT_6x11 is not set
> > CONFIG_FONT_PEARL_8x8=y
> > CONFIG_FONT_ACORN_8x8=y
> > # CONFIG_FONT_MINI_4x6 is not set
> > # CONFIG_FONT_SUN8x16 is not set
> > # CONFIG_FONT_SUN12x22 is not set
> >
> > #
> > # Logo configuration
> > #
> > CONFIG_LOGO=y
> > CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_MONO=y
> > CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_VGA16=y
> > CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224=y
> >
> > Any help or suggestions are appreciated,
> >
> > Bobby
> >
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