> > and attempts to display the penguin images on the screen. It
> > renders the anaconda installer dead in the water when you attempt
> > even a text mode install (not graphics) of a 2.2.18-25 kernel (and 24)
> > on a DELL laptop. Is there a way to turn on frame buffer without
> > kicking the kernel into mode 274 and killing DELL laptops during
> > a text based install?
Are you including the ATI frame buffer code or not - I assume yes.
>
> Jeff the change that broke or first broke is in 2.2.17-15 if thats any help.
2.2.17pre15
o ATI video fixes for PPC (Benjamin Herrenschmidt)
So if thats the one that does it perhaps you can go over it with the powerpc
folks ?
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