What kernel source are you on? This may not be the Solution but it might be worth a thought. :)
Does it have the vesafb-tng patch? If so the setting in grub may look something like: video=vesafb:ypan,[EMAIL PROTECTED] Check Spocks website for info on it: http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/vesafb-tng/ If you dont have the vesafb-tng patch how do you set your vga in grub? example: vga=791 Here's a table showing frame buffer vga modes: Color depth | 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 -----------------+------------------------------------- 256 (8bit)| 769 771 773 775 32000 (15bit)| 784 787 790 793 65000 (16bit)| 785 788 791 794 16.7 Mill.(24bit)| 786 789 792 795 So if you wanted [EMAIL PROTECTED] Million colors: grub.conf: kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.10-r4 root=/dev/hda3 vga=795 Hope it helps -AC On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:20:47 +0800, Ow Mun Heng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm doing a fresh install of gentoo based on the 2004.2 livecd which > uses the 2.6.7 kernel. > > Everything installs fine, I even went ahead to compile the "other" > stuffs before re-booting with 2.6.10 kernel. > > During the reboot, the monitor/boot-up messages hangs (at the arrow) > > vesafb: hardware supports DCC2 transfers > vesafb: monitor limits: vf = 75 Hz, hf = 63 kHz, clk = 110 MHz > vesafb: scrolling: redraw <------ > vesafb: mode switch failed (eax: 0x14f) > Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 80x30 > > But it seems like normal-bootup still continues, as the machine is still > able to get an IP address. (but fails to start SSHD) and becomes > pingable. > > sshd[5689]: error: Bind to port 22 on 0.0.0.0 failed: Address already > in use. > > I've tried a few variations of 2.6.10 kernel w/ different kernel configs > etc incl the config from the 2.6.7 livecd's kernel config in > /proc/config.gz. It still hangs. > > Loading 2.6.7 kernel (cp /mnt/livecd/boot/kernel-2.6.9 /mnt/gentoo/boot) > works, I can see the login prompt (of course I get a _lot_ of error > messages due to missing /lib/modules/2.6.7) > > I'm currently compiling 2.6.9 kernel based on 2.6.7's kernel-config. > > Has anyone seen/experienced with any of this? > > hda1 = boot > hda2 = swap > hda3 = root > hda5-9 = LVM (home/usr/opt/var/tmp) > > dm-mod is already included in /etc/modules.autoload/kernel-2.6 > > grub.conf: > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.10-r4 root=/dev/hda3 > > -- > Ow Mun Heng > Gentoo/Linux on DELL D600 1.4Ghz > 98% Microsoft(tm) Free!! > Neuromancer 14:09:03 up 4:23, 5 users, > load average: 0.31, 0.23, 0.29 > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > -- [email protected] mailing list
