Re: framebuffer broken in 2.6.16.x and 2.6.17-rc3 ?

Antonino A. Daplas
2006-05-02T21:09:33Z

Olivier Fourdan wrote:
> hi all,
>
> Sorry if this has been already covered recently, but it seems that the
> framebuffer doesn't work anymore in 2.6.16.9 and 2.6.17-rc3, while it
> worked in 2.6.16 at least.
>
> I'm surprised noone has raised that issue yet, so I'm wondering if I'm
> missing something obvious :) When using the fb in 2.6.16.x and
> 2.6.17-rc3, the screen stays just black, nothing is displayed... I'm
> using the regular unaccelerated vesa framebuffer.
>
> I'm wondering if this could related to the fb changes that occured
> after 2.6.16 initial release and if other people are experiencing
> issues with frame buffer recently.

There should be no issues, especially with the vesa framebuffer. Can you
post your dmesg and config?

Tony