On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:29:21 -0500 Chris Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 03:30:38PM EST, Celejar wrote: > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:03:34 -0500 > > Chris Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 08:59:17AM EST, Celejar wrote: > > [..] > > > > Not sure if it's relevant, but this vaguely reminds me of having had to > > > add my old ATI mach64's module 'atyfb' to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules > > > to run the FB console in 1400x1050 mode without having to compile custom > > > kernels. Timing issue, I guess. I see that I still have it configured > > > this way in my lenny setup. > > [..] > > > Interesting, thanks. I'm going to file a bug with upstream, and I'll > > report back here when I've done so. > > If you still have your old kernel w/o the module built-in, and if there Always ;) > is framebuffer console module for your chip that is comparable to atyfb > for the mach64 rage/pro, you could also see if (re)gen'ing your initrd > makes any difference. I haven't looked at that stuff in years, but > I vaguely remember that it was as simple as running update-initramfs in > the initramfs-tools package. But don't take my word for it, unless you > are familiar with the proedure, you do need to research it a bit. Thanks - I'll consider this. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
