"Bill Hayden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a Rage 128 Ultra AGP running, and am trying to set up lilo so
> that I can get the accelerated ATI framebuffer.  I'm just using
> "vga=788" as a stopgap for now.
>
> I though it would be simple to find this information on google since the
> Rage 128 is a common card, but I've been surprisingly unsuccessful.
>
> Here's my current best guess:
> append="video=aty128fb:1024x768"
>
> I get no framebuffer during boot or on a terminal after boot.  I *can*
> do a "modprobe aty128fb" and get a 640x480 accelerated terminal once
> booted, but I'm trying to automate the process.  BTW, the DFB examples
> really fly in this mode.

If you want frame buffer support when booting, don't you have to compile the
frame buffer support into the kernel and not as a module?

I think it may be possible can do it from an initail ram disk (initrd) but I've
never tried it.

> -- 
> Thanks,
> Bill Hayden
> WebMD Practice Services
> (386) 462-2148 x27363

Regards,
Duncan




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