On 23:27 Fri 09 Jan , Jernej Zidar wrote: > In 2.4.22 I used a framebuffer (I hope this is the right term) console (no X > & Co.) the size 1024*768 with 32 bpp colors. In 2.6.1 I'm not able to get > it. I use this setting in lilo: vga=792. If I boot 2.6.1 with this options > nothing shows on the screen, although the system boots normally. If I set > the line to vga=normal the new kernel boots normally. > > The system log shows that there's a difference in mapping the memory. The > old kernel maps it to address 0xf880b000, while the new one maps it to > 0xf8800000.
Framebuffer works nicely for me in 2.6.1. The key is using getting the kernel settings right in menuconfig, in particular, use the vesa setting, not the specialized ones. See http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=49036&highlight=framebuffer+howto+2+6 for complete details. -- Bill Roberts -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
