Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:58:04 +0100 | | From | Dave Jones <> | | Subject | Re: hi-res fb console with 2.6.0-testX ? |
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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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