Framebuffer not working

Black Imp · Apprentice Joined: 09 Oct 2004 Posts: 168

I compiled kernel 2.6.9 in order to have framebuffer and configured kernel this way

Device Drivers > Graphics support:

[*] Support for frame buffer devices
<*> VESA VGA graphics support
VESA driver type (vesafb-tng) --->

Device Drivers > Graphics support > Console display driver support:

<*> Framebuffer Console support

Device Drivers > Graphics support:

[*] Support for the framebuffer splash (NEW)

<*> RAM disk support
(4096) Default RAM disk size (kbytes) (NEW)
[*] Initial RAM disk (initrd) support

then I modified lilo.conf adding, in gentoo section, append="video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,1024x768-16@85"

when I boot i gives no error but it does not change resolution
same thing if in console i type

video=vesafb:ywrap... and so on like before

what's missing?

gentoo_dude · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:45 am Post subject:

You need to select one more option under

ShallowCorporateRaider · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:38 pm Post subject:

I have tried with both ck-sources 2.6.9 and 2.6.10, and I have the same problem. I have all the things mentioned compiled into my kernel, and I am using LILO.
When I put

PECIURA · n00b Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Posts: 31 Location: Lt

look at my conf perhaps it helps
Graphics support
#
CONFIG_FB=y
CONFIG_FB_MODE_HELPERS=y
# CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING is not set
# CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS is not set
# CONFIG_FB_PM2 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_CYBER2000 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ASILIANT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_IMSTT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VGA16 is not set
CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
# CONFIG_FB_VESA_STD is not set
CONFIG_FB_VESA_TNG=y
CONFIG_FB_VESA_DEFAULT_MODE="1280x1024@85"
CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
# CONFIG_FB_HGA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_RIVA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_I810 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_INTEL is not set
# CONFIG_FB_MATROX is not set
# CONFIG_FB_RADEON_OLD is not set
# CONFIG_FB_RADEON is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ATY128 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ATY is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SAVAGE is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SIS is not set
# CONFIG_FB_NEOMAGIC is not set
# CONFIG_FB_KYRO is not set
# CONFIG_FB_3DFX is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VOODOO1 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_TRIDENT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set

#
# Console display driver support
#
CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_FONTS=y
CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y
CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
# CONFIG_FONT_6x11 is not set
# CONFIG_FONT_PEARL_8x8 is not set
# CONFIG_FONT_ACORN_8x8 is not set
CONFIG_FONT_MINI_4x6=y
# CONFIG_FONT_SUN8x16 is not set
# CONFIG_FONT_SUN12x22 is not set

#
# Logo configuration
#
CONFIG_LOGO=y
# CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_MONO is not set
CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_VGA16=y
CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224=y
# CONFIG_FB_SPLASH is not set
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gentoo_dude · Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:50 am Post subject:

I just noticed that you have vesafb-tng compiled not the vesafb standard. I usually select vesafb, and then compile the framebuffer for my video card. I have two computer on which I run gentoo, one has a Voodoo5 5500, and the other one an Intel card.
For the first one I run the framebuffer with tdfxfb and the other one with the i810fb.
Thus my lilo.conf append line looks something like: