From: Matthew Hall <matt@ecsc.co.uk>
To: mtangolics@rcn.com
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.5 Kernel Framebuffer Problems
Date: 02 Apr 2003 12:18:22 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1049282302.745.24.camel@sheeta> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E190QXQ-0004Uz-00@smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net>
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On Tue, 2003-04-01 at 19:31, mtangolics@rcn.com wrote:
> I've had a couple of problems with framebuffer console, when
> compiling several different versions of the 2.5 kernel. I
> included all the FB support, but when I boot up using, LILO
> option, vga=791 or anything about normal, the screen either
> goes black, and the system stops responding or the entire
> screen becomes scrambled. I have an NVidia Geforce4 video
> card if that matters. I've talked to a couple other users
> who have encountered the same problem. It's most likely just
> a stupid mistake on my part, but any help would be extremely
> appreciated.
What does your lilo.conf line for 2.5 look like?
You may need to append some video information, eg.
append="video=rivafb,xres:1024,yres:768,bpp:8"
Matt
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2003-04-01 18:31 2.5 Kernel Framebuffer Problems mtangolics
2003-04-02 11:18 ` Matthew Hall [this message]
2003-04-02 21:07 ` Mike Tangolics
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