Hi,
I think you can't use VESAFB modes for configuring the driver for your
video-card. Take a look at "Documentation/fb/modedb.txt". This will help you
setting the video mode for your video-card properly.
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From: "Steven Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: 1024x768 SVGA Shell - won't work
Not entirely sure what you mean by dependency map, but there is something to
look a
Got it compiled, worked it out before you pair replied (kinda good timing,
I fix the problem THEN you give me some help)
Although now trying to use VESAFB modes reboots my machine, one minute it
is loading up, the next thing I see is BIOS.
Any known causes for this (I'm having a great time here
> I can find nothing telling me what else I need to enable to be able to enable
> the frame-buffer drivers.
The only thing I can see is CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL, under
``Code maturity level options''.
> Does anybody know what options I must enable, or even better, have a
> dependancy map of the kerne
See below.
At 08:03 PM 6/5/02 +0930, Adam Luchjenbroers wrote:
>OK, I've done some research (suddenly noticed there was a massive folder in
>my kernel source tree called 'Documentation' - wish I'd seen it sooner).
>
>The mode I was using is one of the VESAfb modes (1024x768x24, apparently).
>
>Th
OK, I've done some research (suddenly noticed there was a massive folder in
my kernel source tree called 'Documentation' - wish I'd seen it sooner).
The mode I was using is one of the VESAfb modes (1024x768x24, apparently).
These modes require the frame-buffer drivers to be compiled. The frame
I recently downloaded and built kernel 2.4.18 and I am no longer able to
boot up with my shell running at 1024x768 (or I think thats what it was at,
parameter was vga=791). I included the SVGA console drivers and my
video-card drivers when I compiled it.
My old kernel was 2.4.8-26mdk (Mandrake 8.
