On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Matti Aarnio <matti.aar...@zmailer.org> wrote: > I have a display card + display combination that has recently had much > problems > during system boot. Some system versions boot just fine to very large text > mode, > others create entirely black display. > > Is there any way to forbid the DRM from doing "maximize the text display area" > operation at all during the boot? I do want the DRM/KMS to happen latter, but > NOT during system boot! >
Boot with nomodeset or radeon.modeset=0 on the kernel command line. That will disable kernel modesetting at boot. You can then manually load the modules with or without modesetting once the system is booted. drm-next also recently got support for forcing the console mode. Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf -- _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list Dri-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
