Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264893AbTFQTTM (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jun 2003 15:19:12 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264895AbTFQTTM (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jun 2003 15:19:12 -0400 Received: from phoenix.mvhi.com ([195.224.96.167]:19218 "EHLO phoenix.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264893AbTFQTTL (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jun 2003 15:19:11 -0400 Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:33:04 +0100 (BST) From: James Simmons To: Zoup cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.5.71 Frame Buffer Problem In-Reply-To: <200306190057.14440.Zoup@zoup.org> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 937 Lines: 25 > i had compile kernel 2.5.71 with VESA support (disabled nvidia driver ) , on > boot some lines and dotes dancing around the screen ! :) Hum. Like to see those bugs. > now i have remove VESA support and VGA Console , there is no blank screen > again but , i have seleted vga 791 ( 1025x768x256 ) and its working on 769 ( > 640x486x256 ) , i dont know why ! :) i have tested many times , you know > nvidia driver works under 2.4.* . > thanks vga=791 will not work for the rivafb driver. That is vesafb specific. You need to use modedb. See linux/Documentation/fb/modedb.txt. P.S I think the modedb code is broken for the NVIDIA driver. I haven't got around to fixing that. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/