The problem lay in how the Frame buffer was driven. Three mods were required to get it to work properly
1. new kernel as spec'd in http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Framebuffer-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.5
2. declare the fb device to lilo as spec'd in http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Framebuffer-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.5
3. enable "UseFBDev" in Device section of XF86Config-4 (see glint and fbdevhw pages).
--rich
On Monday, July 7, 2003, at 04:57 PM, Rich Johnson wrote:
Hmm...Googling on "XFree86 using framebuffer" I stumbled across: http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Framebuffer-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.5
I've been running the Debian installation kernel vmlinuz-2.4.18-bf2.4.
This kernel is configured _without_ CONFIG_FB_PM2.
I wonder, could the problem lie with a kernel/hw mismatch? Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
There's only a finite number of ways to find out....
--rich
On Monday, July 7, 2003, at 11:59 AM, Måns Rullgård wrote:
Rich Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Whenever I startx the virtual consoles all disappear (No video
signal); but the server runs fine on tty7. When I exit the server I
have no consoles.
The only way I've found to restore the consoles is to reboot the machine--which is frustrating.
Machine: Dell Precision 410 Video: Diamond FireGL 1000 Pro. OS: Debian Woody
I have one of those cards, and it works fine with XFree86 4.3.0 in linux 2.5.68. The only quirk I've noticed is that when switching back to a text console, some colors have been modified. It never bothered me much, so I haven't dug into it.
Do you have something strange in your XF86Config?
One possible workaround could be to use the framebuffer console.
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