On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Arun Prasath Mani wrote:
>Hi all,
> I trying to get fbcon setup as my video card (s3 trio3d) is not
>yet supported by xfree86. I compiled the source code for 2.2.9 that came
>with Linux-Mandrake 6.0. In kernel configure I enabled prompting
>development drivers, and under console drivers i enabled the options for
>the vesa framebuffer. But then when I try to run lilo by adding "vga=ask"
>in the lilo.conf file for the new kernel, it prints a message that reads
>"vga mode presetting not supported by your kernel."
> Please let me know if I'm missing any step here. I have earlier
>did the same thing in a redhat 5.2 with 2.2.3 kernel and it worked fine
>(in the same machine). Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
>For your reference, the options I enabled under kernel configuration were:
>* Under the Code Maturity Level menu, the prompt for development and/or
>incomplete drivers.
>* Under the Console Drivers menu
> VGA Text Console
> Video Selection Support
> Support for frame buffer devices
> VESA VGA Graphic console
> Advanced Low Level Drivers
> Mono, 2bpp, 4bpp, 8bpp, 16bpp, 24bpp, and 32bpp packed
>pixel drivers
> VGA character/attributes support
Here is wat i define, i have no idea wat will happen wirh the S3 tho'
# Console drivers
#
CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
# CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE is not set
CONFIG_FB=y
CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
# CONFIG_FB_PM2 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VESA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VGA16 is not set
CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
CONFIG_FB_MATROX=y
CONFIG_FB_MATROX_MILLENIUM=y
# CONFIG_FB_MATROX_MYSTIQUE is not set
# CONFIG_FB_MATROX_G100 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_MATROX_MULTIHEAD is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ATY is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set
# CONFIG_FBCON_ADVANCED is not set
CONFIG_FBCON_CFB8=y
CONFIG_FBCON_CFB16=y
CONFIG_FBCON_CFB24=y
CONFIG_FBCON_CFB32=y
# CONFIG_FBCON_FONTWIDTH8_ONLY is not set
CONFIG_FBCON_FONTS=y
CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y
CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
CONFIG_FONT_SUN8x16=y
# CONFIG_FONT_SUN12x22 is not set
CONFIG_FONT_6x11=y
CONFIG_FONT_PEARL_8x8=y
CONFIG_FONT_ACORN_8x8=y
Dont worry i had problems as well even with my matrox which is
supported.
>Thanks!
>-Arun.
>--
>Arun Prasath Mani
>Michigan State University
>East Lansing,MI-48824.
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