Re: vesafb problem

From: Bongani Hlope (bonganilinux@mweb.co.za)
Date: Thu Mar 27 2003 - 22:55:31 EST


On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 14:30:21 -0800
Walt H <waltabbyh@comcast.net> wrote:

> Bongani Hlope wrote:
>
> > Strange I'm having the same problem, but I only have 256MB of memory and my GeForce 2 only has 32MB. This is what's on my messages file:
> >
> >
> > vesafb: framebuffer at 0xe0000000, mapped to 0xd0807000, size 32768k
> > vesafb: mode is 800x600x16, linelength=1600, pages=3
> > vesafb: protected mode interface info at c000:c060
> > vesafb: scrolling: redraw
> > vesafb: directcolor: size=0:5:6:5, shift=0:11:5:0
> > Looking for splash picture.... found (800x600, 13683 bytes).
> > Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 82x30
> > fb0: VESA VGA frame buffer device
> >
>
> Hmmm. That's a different problem than I'm experiencing. Your system
> appears to be correctly remapping the framebuffer and switching to it.
> You don't get a graphical boot? Seems as if you should from the log
> snippet you posted.

It is just black until X starts up, and if I try to switch to a virtual
terminal I get a corrupt screen



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