Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 8 Sep 2003 22:57:34 +0200 (MEST) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: hi-res fb console with 2.6.0-testX ? |
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On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Petr Vandrovec wrote: > On 7 Sep 03 at 22:58, Dave Jones wrote: > > 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 > > 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.
I really like to see this fixed. IMHO fbcon should be build on top of fbdev, not vice-versa.
> 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).
What's wrong with the resource system that prevents this from working?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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