On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 09:57:19AM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2009-04-23 23:13 +0200, Evgeni Golov wrote: > > > I've just uploaded 0.1.9 and I think I've found the solution for our > > problem :) > > Instead of adding anything to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules, just append > > video=uvesafb:mode_option=MODE > > to your kernel boot parameters. > > With this and a recent kernel (I tried 2.6.29 from Debian and a > > self-build 2.6.30-rc3), uvesafb works just fine (even without building > > v86d with x86emu or klibc). > > > > Could you test this on your setups and tell me whether it works or not? > > It does indeed seem to work. Incidentally, the way documented in > Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt: > > video=uvesafb:1280x1024-32 > > does not quite work right, it only gave me a 640x480 screen, but > > video=uvesafb:mode_option=1280x1024-32 > > worked fine.
Yeah, this is #439846 :( > Anyway, I had stopped using uvesafb on my PC anyway, > because > > - my crappy graphics card BIOS ignores refresh rate settings, always > using 60 Hz like with vesafb; > > - v86d does not work on i386 systems with a 64-bit kernel because > of #492470. Mh, in the meantime I dont need to rebuild with x86emu for my Radeon X1400. But I dont have amd64 either, maybe Corsac want's to test this? :) Regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
