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Bigun
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 Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:25 pm Post subject: Just upgraded to 2.6.3-gentoo-r1 |
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I just upgraded my kernel from 2.4.20-gaming-r3 to 2.6.3-gentoo-r1 (I know... a big jump), and I have a few problems.... all I'm sure are easily solved.
First off - when I was using my old kernel, my screen was a nice 800x600 resolution while it was booting, now it's 320 x 240, very ugly. How can I change the resolution back?
Second - Now that I have changed kernels, my Video Card isn't direct rendering. I'm running a ATI Radeon 9200.
Thirdly - My sound stopped working. I'm running an Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev  . I just read that now ALSA is being provided by the 2.6 kernel, and I'm compiling it now, we'll see if that works itself out. For now, what about the other two? |
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Bigun
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| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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Well the kernel with the ALSA support just got done, and I ran LILO to add it and got this error:
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Warning: Kernel & BIOS return differing head/sector geometries for device 0x80
Kernel: 65535 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors
BIOS: 1024 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors
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I did *not* get this error before. I only got it when I loaded with this new kernel. How do I fix?
Here is my /etc/lilo.conf if it will help:
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vga=788
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
lba32
default=gentoo
image=/boot/kernel-2.4.20-gaming-r3
label=gentoo
root=/dev/hda3
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.20-gaming-r3
append="hdd=ide-scsi root=/dev/hda3 init=/linuxrc"
image=/boot/kernel-2.6.3-gentoo-r1
label=gentoo-new
root=/dev/hda3
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
password=***********
label=win98
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spb
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| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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First: have you got framebuffer support enabled in your kernel config?
Second: you'll probably need to remerge your graphics drivers when you change your kernel. Try that, and see whether it works then.
Third: Did you enable support for your sound card in the kernel config? The default config only enables the i810 driver for ALSA. |
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Bigun
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| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| thebell wrote: | First: have you got framebuffer support enabled in your kernel config?
Second: you'll probably need to remerge your graphics drivers when you change your kernel. Try that, and see whether it works then.
Third: Did you enable support for your sound card in the kernel config? The default config only enables the i810 driver for ALSA. |
- Where is frambuffer support under menuconfig?
- I'll try that...
- I'd love to try and see if it would work, but I'm scared to boot into Linux with that new error. |
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spb
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| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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| bigun89 wrote: | | - Where is frambuffer support under menuconfig? |
Device Drivers -> Graphics Support -> Support for frame-buffer devices.
Select that option, as well as the right driver for your card below it.
| Quote: | | Code: | Warning: Kernel & BIOS return differing head/sector geometries for device 0x80
Kernel: 65535 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors
BIOS: 1024 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors |
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I'm not sure exactly what's happening here, but I've seen this warning a few times, and it isn't anything serious. You can probably ignore it quite safely, as long as lilo completed properly. |
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Bigun
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| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 10:53 am Post subject: |
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| OK... ALSA works..... Framebuffer... eh... kinda worked... I have a logo... but it still lookes like 320x240.... that BIOS/kernel error is gone.... my Direct Rendering is gone..... and also my USB joysticks don't work anymore either. Almost there... help! |
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pestilence
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| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:33 am Post subject: |
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For bigger analysis:
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splash -f -s /etc/bootsplash/some_theme/config/bootsplash-you_resolution.cfg > /boot/initrd-2.6.3-gentoo-r1
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The go to /etc/lilo.conf
and add this lines under your kernel boot section:
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vga = 0x31A
initrd =/boot/initrd-2.6.3-gentoo-r1
append = "video=vesa:1280x1024,mtrr splash=silent"
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the vga=0x31A is for 1280x1024 analysis...change it to your analysis, for more info google...or Read the README for lilo 
For accellaration, you need to re-emerge the ATI drivers...and opengl-update ati this should get your card working once again.
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