i'm using 2.6.8 and grub and i had to put vga=0x318 for 1024x768 16M colors
On Thursday 11 November 2004 14:43, Kevin Collins wrote: > I've been struggling for two days trying to get my Compaq Presario > X1029cl to go into hi-res consoles or framebuffer. Until I switched to > kernel 2.6.x, I had always been able to simply add a statement to the > kernel line in /boot/grub/menu.lst file like "vga=791" to achieve what I > was after. > > Not one time with the 2.6.x series have I been able to get it done. > I've tried these various incarnations: > > video=vesa:mtrr,ywrap,vga=791 > video=vesa:mtrr,ywrap,vga=0x317 > video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,vga=791 > video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,vga=0x317 > video=vesafb:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > video=radeonfb:mtrr,ywrap,vga=791 > video=radeonfb:mtrr,ywrap,vga=0x317 > video=radeonfb:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > vga=791 > > Anything with the vesa statement provides a normal console (80x25). > Anything with radeonfb or vesafb without the [EMAIL PROTECTED] provides a > blackscreen during bootup. This doesn't lock the machine up, I just can > see anything that happening. > The radeonfb and vesafb with the [EMAIL PROTECTED] statements provide a normal > console (80x25) > The vga= statement gives me a blank screen as well. > > Has anyone been able to use a 2.6.x kernel and get a hi-res framebuffer? > Of those that can, can you post the relevent portions of your kernel > config for me? > > Thanks in advance, > -- > Kevin L. Collins, MCSE > Systems Manager > Nesbitt Engineering, Inc. > --------------------------------------------------- > "But the important thing is persistence." -Calvin trying to juggle eggs -- Rui Silva [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
