Thanks, I'd like to disable the framebuffer. Whats the easiest way to do so with a kernel recompile?
Neal. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Ian Smit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 5:56 AM Subject: Re: Text console flicker during kernel load > * Neal Pollock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-10-2002 06:35]: > > I've convinced my brother to try Debian and just set it up on his PC. > > Unfortunately, from the time that lilo passes control onto the kernel until > > the display manager login appears, the screen flickers on and off > > continuously. It stays on for about 1/3 of sec and then goes off for a 1/3 > > of a sec. The video adapter is an ATI RagePro 3D AGP 1/2x. > > If you are able to compile a kernel, make one without framebuffer > support for the console. > > Otherwise you'll have to look again at what options you are passing > to the kernel. > > On a related note, why use framebuffer at all? It's always the first > thing I unset, in case I forget later on. Am I missing something? > (besides tux in the boot screen). > > Bob > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
