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DateSun, 7 Sep 2003 22:58:04 +0100
FromDave Jones <>
SubjectRe: hi-res fb console with 2.6.0-testX ?
On Sun, Sep 07, 2003 at 09:51:51PM +0200, cheapisp@sensewave.com 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
>
> both result in something resembling a Vesa 101 mode under 2.6.0-test4-mm3.
>
> (640x480, 60 Hz)
>
> I'd expect 1280x1024 in 60 Hz, which is what I get with a 2.4 kernel.

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

Dave

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