"James E. LaBarre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Some more information on the GUI installer.
>
> I have been trying it on a Micron Millennia Transport notebook (P133,
> 32MB). I have encountered problems with any Linux distribution that
> uses a graphical installer (I figured this time I'd try to get it fixed
> before the actual release version).
>
> There is a documented problem with the video chipset in this system
> (explained on a webpage that discusses installing Linux on these
> machines, at http://linux.isdi.com ). The page discusses Steven A.
> Reisman discussing the video blackout problem on the Transport XPE.
> "I've made some progress with my Micron Transport XPE. The Linux boot
> code doesn't know about the Cirrus 7555 video chip. It identifies it as
> a Cirrux 54xx. The code saves the current video settings and
> mis-initializes the chip causing the screen to blank. When I hit
> CTL-ALT-DEL, the saved video settings are restored during shutdown which
> turns the screen back on."
>
DrakX uses either the XF86_FBDev or XF86_VGA16 server. It uses the FB if the
kernel manage to initialise it (DrakX tests if /proc/fb is there).
Does the kernel FB works? does the FB X server works on top of it ?
does X VGA16 server works?
