From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759249AbXJNFnn (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:43:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751988AbXJNFng (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:43:36 -0400 Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com ([209.85.146.176]:62434 "EHLO wa-out-1112.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751404AbXJNFnf (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Oct 2007 01:43:35 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:subject:from:to:cc:in-reply-to:references:content-type:date:message-id:mime-version:x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; b=ePXSwoQHeYH8OMgG5GnFmP3JMI/SjQGl71kVu6KIKZAiH+2LvhA3JbPf70d1t5Tlx+1Iq0YAfP9QvByVkBGGazMoc6PIoZE8+3rj4RQN5nUvz4X6iNO6gEuX9vPlhbIyD3w6OSq4rZkrTqx7TGuQKcmB4x6Qi1AK8uMTnkLTj90= Subject: Re: 2.6.23: No text consoles with FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY From: "Antonino A. Daplas" To: Frans Pop Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <200710132013.24024.elendil@planet.nl> References: <200710132013.24024.elendil@planet.nl> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:43:21 +0800 Message-Id: <1192340601.6548.11.camel@daplas> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, 2007-10-13 at 20:13 +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > I could solve this issue in two ways: > - boot with VGA=791 parameter (initial boot was without VGA= parameter) > - compile kernel without FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY set (I also > unset FB_VIRTUAL, but without its boot param that should be a no-op) After looking at vfb.c again, it seems the default is for vfb to be enabled and you have to actively disable vfb either with video=vfb:disable or video=vfb:off I have to change this behavior. In the meantime, try one of the above options. (I was also under the impression that vfb must be explicitly enabled with a boot option...I remember now, the option vfb_enable defaults to false when compiled as a module, and to true if compiled statically.) Tony