Re: kernel upgrade, no console
On Friday 11 November 2005 05:54, Matt Price wrote: recently compiled a new kernel (2.6.14, with suspend2 patches applied) found that a) on boot the screen stayed blank until gdm started up, and b) once the system was up pressing ctrl-alt-f1 gave a wierd mash of colors, so that the console is unusable (or almost -- once or twice I've been able to switch into console and issue a couple of blind commands, like /etc/init.d/gdm restart). I was able to fix the former by removing the vga= option from the kernel line in my grub entry, but the latter remains broken. I assume this has something to do with the framebuffer (maybe?), but I have e.g. VESA and VGA support compiled into the kernel (not modules as I have no initrd on this system -- wasn't working with suspend2, doubtless b/c of my incompetence). Not sure if I'm missing some other crucial factor. Anyone who can tell me where to look in my .config? thanks, matt What's the status of CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE? If it's a module, what happens when you load the fbcon module? Justin Guerin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
kernel upgrade, no console
recently compiled a new kernel (2.6.14, with suspend2 patches applied) found that a) on boot the screen stayed blank until gdm started up, and b) once the system was up pressing ctrl-alt-f1 gave a wierd mash of colors, so that the console is unusable (or almost -- once or twice I've been able to switch into console and issue a couple of blind commands, like /etc/init.d/gdm restart). I was able to fix the former by removing the vga= option from the kernel line in my grub entry, but the latter remains broken. I assume this has something to do with the framebuffer (maybe?), but I have e.g. VESA and VGA support compiled into the kernel (not modules as I have no initrd on this system -- wasn't working with suspend2, doubtless b/c of my incompetence). Not sure if I'm missing some other crucial factor. Anyone who can tell me where to look in my .config? thanks, matt -- .''`. Matt Price : :' : Debian User `. `'`hemi-geek `- -- if you're an evil spambot, these addresses are for you: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
