Hi again,
Sorry for posting twice but I just thought I might let you know what happens when I
try to compile/insert the kgicon.o module
(from the latest snapshot available):
I follow the instructions in degas/kgicon/README.install, and come to the part where I
am told to run "make config". I run
make config and go for the "autodetection" option, since no predefined Trident Cards
are available. The program returns the
right video card name (Trident Cyber9385) and tells me I still must choose a display.
I go for "generic" as suggested in
the docs.
I then tried to exit but got a "error [1]", so ran make config again and this time
specified "none none" ("dummy driver")
as my VIDEO IO driver (since I haven't got a clue on the types of cards the other
available driver is for... :-)
I exited, and now there weren't any error messages. I typed "make" and it compiled
cleanly. As suggested in the docs, I compiled
the other app (con2fbmap, I believe) and tried to insert the module... and got a
640x480 - this is the resolution my laptop
uses for text modes if I am not running the kernel framebuffer console - white screen.
(I rebooted blindly)
I was using a kernel with support for the framebuffer console, but had booted without
using fbcon (running just the "plain"
640x480, 80x25 console), and had a device /proc/fb (although "cat proc/fb" didn't
return anything at all).
Then I thought that the problem might be that I was supposed to be running the kernel
framebuffer when I inserted the kgicon.o
module, so I rebooted my machine and ran the kernel 2.2.13 fbcon at 800x600, as I do
usually. But when I tried to insert
the module this time, I got a black screen instead... :-(
Why is this happening?
All tips are welcome! :-)
Cheers,
Manuel
