Randy Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Snapped cooker yesterday to install on my ThinkPad A20p. ( Try out the
> new features KDE2, etc withought upsetting my main machine. All went
> really well, even more so than 7.1. The only problem came after I had
> installed and wanted to use the fb kernel so that X would work on the
> machine. The only problem was that as soon as the kernel booted the
> screen would blank to never be seen again.
>
> I finally grabbed the 2.2.16 kernels for the 7.1 distribution and those
> worked correctly and I now have X running. Something to look at for
> those folks who need FB devices...
This usually happens on laptops with unsupported resolutions/frequencies.
Are you sure the settings (e.g. wanted resolution) of the two kernels were
the same?
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Guillaume Cottenceau -- Distribution Developer for MandrakeSoft
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