Thank your very much!! The console is now colorful and properly sized. JZidar
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Framebuffer issue in 2.6.1 > On 23:27 Fri 09 Jan , Jernej Zidar wrote: > > In 2.4.22 I used a framebuffer (I hope this is the right term) console (no X > > & Co.) the size 1024*768 with 32 bpp colors. In 2.6.1 I'm not able to get > > it. I use this setting in lilo: vga=792. If I boot 2.6.1 with this options > > nothing shows on the screen, although the system boots normally. If I set > > the line to vga=normal the new kernel boots normally. > > > > The system log shows that there's a difference in mapping the memory. The > > old kernel maps it to address 0xf880b000, while the new one maps it to > > 0xf8800000. > > Framebuffer works nicely for me in 2.6.1. The key is using getting the > kernel settings right in menuconfig, in particular, use the vesa > setting, not the specialized ones. See > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=49036&highlight=framebuffer+howto+2+6 > for complete details. > > -- > Bill Roberts > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
