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g-sas
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 Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 1:06 pm Post subject: Framebuffer doesn't work! |
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I am soon giving it up.
I made a stage1 install and kde is up runnig and almost everything else, too.
But I just can't get my framebuffer to work.
My machine:
AthlonXP 1700+
Geforce 3 Ti200 from Asus
Kernel 2.6.5 (gentoo-dev-sources)
Stuff I embedded into my kernel:
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Support fof framebuffer devices
VESA VGA graphics support
VGA text console
VGA text console
Video mode selection support
Framebuffer console support
select compiled-in fonts
VGA 8x8 font
VGA 8x16 font
Logo configuration
Bootup logo
// all 3 are active
Boot splash screen
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I don't think I missed any kernel stuff.
I have "vga=794" in my grub.conf.
When I boot my kernel I get a error msg "Incorrect video mode" , or something like this. I am told to set one of the listed vesa modes. But all of them suck because they look like crap.
What could be my problem?
A friend of mine has the same kernel and grub settings and the framebuffer works without errors.
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Cocobo-1
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Location: Sweden
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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| I hade the same problem for a while. Look under Graphics support and make sure ONLY Support for frame buffer devices and VESA VGA graphics support are compiled. My problem went away when I removed all other. |
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g-sas
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for trying to help me. But VESA is the only graphics mode that is active. Check the kernel config I wrote in the first post. These are the only active settings. All the other stuff (Riva, etc) is not compiled into my kernel.
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avendesora
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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Could you try to add
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and see if you get anything nice with that? |
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g-sas
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Thank you very much!!!!
It works now. Finally!
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avendesora
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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BTW, that mode 0x317 I took from the Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt in the kernel dir.
Go check that file out - plenty of info, plus list of available modes. |
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pjp
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| Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Moved from Installing Gentoo.
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