Hello there, I'm completely stumped. I'm using the out-of-the-box lenny kernel vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686. According to the config file, ehere seem to be many framebuffer options hard-compiled into the kernel (seel below).
When I set the "vga=ask" kernel option, all I get is a handful of chunky 80-by-something options. Selecting "scan" doesn't reveal anything new. All of the modes listed in the "framebuffer HOWTO" yield a "video mode unavailable" error. Yes I know I can't just enter numeric modes at the prompt, I've also tried them in the command line, decimal, hexadecimal, it doesn't matter. What's going on here? When I boot a KNOPPIX cd I get the framebuffer, so it can't be a hardware issue. BTW, on the vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-k7 I used to use mode 775 which doesn't seem to be a fb mode because it doesn't have the penguin logo. robert b...@bob:/boot$ grep 'FB.*y' config-2.6.26-1-686 CONFIG_FB=y CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT=y CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA=y CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT=y CONFIG_FB_DEFERRED_IO=y CONFIG_FB_BACKLIGHT=y CONFIG_FB_MODE_HELPERS=y CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING=y CONFIG_FB_PM2_FIFO_DISCONNECT=y CONFIG_FB_VESA=y CONFIG_FB_EFI=y CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA_I2C=y CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA_BACKLIGHT=y CONFIG_FB_INTEL_I2C=y CONFIG_FB_MATROX_MILLENIUM=y CONFIG_FB_MATROX_MYSTIQUE=y CONFIG_FB_MATROX_G=y CONFIG_FB_MATROX_MULTIHEAD=y CONFIG_FB_RADEON_I2C=y CONFIG_FB_RADEON_BACKLIGHT=y CONFIG_FB_ATY128_BACKLIGHT=y CONFIG_FB_ATY_CT=y CONFIG_FB_ATY_GENERIC_LCD=y CONFIG_FB_ATY_GX=y CONFIG_FB_ATY_BACKLIGHT=y CONFIG_FB_SAVAGE_I2C=y CONFIG_FB_SIS_300=y CONFIG_FB_SIS_315=y CONFIG_FB_GEODE=y b...@bob:/boot$ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org