Re: No screen display on booting into Linux

[Russell King - ARM Linux Admin]

Jonathan Cooper writes:
> I've recently installed ARMLinux on my SARPC. The installation went fine and
> I managed to login OK.
> Now, a few weeks later, I'm not getting any useful screen display. All that's
> on the monitor is a regular pattern of dots, fairly widely spaced. I know
> Linux is booting OK, because I can login as root when all the disc acitivity
> has finished, and can issue commands and see their effects (eg shutdown :-),
> but nothing is displayed on the screen, no matter which virtual console I go
> to.
> 
> Does anyone know what could be causing this and what a solution might be?

Which kernel are you using?  I'd guess at a 2.0.36 kernel.  If so, make sure
that you're in an 8bpp resolution before booting Linux.
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