Re: hi-res fb console with 2.6.0-testX ?

[Petr Vandrovec]

On  7 Sep 03 at 22:58, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 07, 2003 at 09:51:51PM +0200, cheapisp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>  > The kernel command lines which work with vesafb and matroxfb in 2.4 do not 
>  > work for me in 2.6.0-testX.                                                
>  >                                    
>  > kernel (hd0,0)/bz-2.6.0-t4mm3 root=/dev/hdc2 video=matrox:vesa:0x11A       
>  > kernel (hd0,0)/bz-2.6.0-t4mm3 root=/dev/hdc2 vga=794                       
> 
> vga= seems to have changed semantics. (Which is a polite way of saying
> "has regressed" IMO), this has been reported several times before, but
> it doesn't seem to be too high on peoples 'must fix' list.
> 
>  > Doing fbset "vesa11A" causes the monitor to lose the sync.                 
> 
> last I looked, fbset needed updates for the changes in 2.6

video= changed sematic too. Now you have to do
video=matroxfb:...., not video=matrox:....

And /dev/fb* changed semantic too, so forget about using fbset on your
box.

And whole fb subsystem changed semantic, so do not build both
vesafb & matroxfb into the kernel - either one or another, or
you'll be definitely surprised what will happen (and I'm almost
sure that blank screen is not what you want).
                                                Best regards,
                                                    Petr Vandrovec
                                                    

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