Re: [2.6.1] fbdev console: can't load vga=791 and yes vga=ask!

James Simmons
2004-01-27T23:39:54Z

> > I did _not_ booted fine. I tried if with vga=795 it booted fine as you and the
> > same result as 791 obtained: black screen until X window appears. When I
> > switch to pty, black screen or color (and deformed) puzzle of X window
> > contain.
>
> In 2.6.1 I could use framebuffer through vesafb just with that parameter
> (vga=795, ie. 1280x10224 16M).

This is very strange.

> In 2.6.2-rc* it does not work for me, just blank screen if I try to use
> vesafb.

I know this is not my recent patch I sent to linus since I just sent it to
him yesterday.

> Zack Winkles pointed me that I could try passing
> video=vesafb:ywrap,pmipal,mtrr,vga=795 to get vesafb working.
>
> Thanks for it. Right now I'm on travel and I can not try it, I will be
> able to do so on thursday.

Give it a try. If you have problems use my patch at

http://phoenix.infradead.org/~jsimmons/fbdev.diff.gz

> Althoug, I would prefer to use radeonfb instead of vesafb (radeonfb
> turns off my monitor and vesafb does not).
>
> Anyone with a Radeon 9200 does use radeonfb ? If yes, any special boot
> parameter?

Try my newest patch. It has a updated radeon driver.