Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261686AbTIGV7N (ORCPT ); Sun, 7 Sep 2003 17:59:13 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261684AbTIGV7N (ORCPT ); Sun, 7 Sep 2003 17:59:13 -0400 Received: from pix-525-pool.redhat.com ([66.187.233.200]:17857 "EHLO lacrosse.corp.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261686AbTIGV7H (ORCPT ); Sun, 7 Sep 2003 17:59:07 -0400 Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:58:04 +0100 From: Dave Jones To: cheapisp@sensewave.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: hi-res fb console with 2.6.0-testX ? Message-ID: <20030907215803.GB28927@redhat.com> Mail-Followup-To: Dave Jones , cheapisp@sensewave.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <10539.80.202.106.246.1062964311.squirrel@to.server.sensewave.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <10539.80.202.106.246.1062964311.squirrel@to.server.sensewave.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1425 Lines: 30 On Sun, Sep 07, 2003 at 09:51:51PM +0200, cheapisp@sensewave.com wrote: > The kernel command lines which work with vesafb and matroxfb in 2.4 do not > work for me in 2.6.0-testX. > > kernel (hd0,0)/bz-2.6.0-t4mm3 root=/dev/hdc2 video=matrox:vesa:0x11A > kernel (hd0,0)/bz-2.6.0-t4mm3 root=/dev/hdc2 vga=794 > > both result in something resembling a Vesa 101 mode under 2.6.0-test4-mm3. > > (640x480, 60 Hz) > > I'd expect 1280x1024 in 60 Hz, which is what I get with a 2.4 kernel. vga= seems to have changed semantics. (Which is a polite way of saying "has regressed" IMO), this has been reported several times before, but it doesn't seem to be too high on peoples 'must fix' list. > Doing fbset "vesa11A" causes the monitor to lose the sync. last I looked, fbset needed updates for the changes in 2.6 Dave -- Dave Jones http://www.codemonkey.org.uk - 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/