From: "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@gmail.com>
To: Sebastian Kaergel <mailing@wodkahexe.de>
Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.14.4 [intelfb problem]
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:49:23 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <43A5D963.9020201@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20051218204253.b32a4f61.mailing@wodkahexe.de>
Sebastian Kaergel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> after installing 2.6.14.4 I'm no longer able to use my intelfb-console.
>
> .config is exactly the same as with 2.6.14.3, but 2.6.14.4 doesn't
> switch to fb at all. Just the normal console appears.
>
> dmesg output:
> <snip>
> intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
> <snip>
This means that the BIOS was unable to switch the adapter to graphics mode
with...
>
> lilo.conf:
> vga=791
...this parameter.
Sometimes, this is just a problem with the bootloader not recognizing
the option parameters.
> image=/boot/2.6.14.4-3
> append="video=intelfb"
'cat /proc/cmdline' should confirm if your options where actually passed
unchanged to the kernel.
Tony
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-12-18 21:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-12-15 0:50 Linux 2.6.14.4 Greg KH
2005-12-15 0:51 ` Greg KH
2005-12-18 19:42 ` Linux 2.6.14.4 [intelfb problem] Sebastian Kaergel
2005-12-18 20:51 ` [stable] " Greg KH
2005-12-18 22:25 ` Sebastian Kaergel
2005-12-18 21:49 ` Antonino A. Daplas [this message]
2005-12-18 22:24 ` Sebastian Kaergel
2005-12-18 23:15 ` Antonino A. Daplas
2005-12-19 0:47 ` Sebastian Kaergel
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