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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

  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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