my bad...*without* a kernel recompile? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neal Pollock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Robert Ian Smit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 10:21 PM Subject: Re: Text console flicker during kernel load
> Thanks, I'd like to disable the framebuffer. Whats the easiest way to do so > with a kernel recompile? > > Neal. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Ian Smit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 5:56 AM > Subject: Re: Text console flicker during kernel load > > > > * Neal Pollock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-10-2002 06:35]: > > > I've convinced my brother to try Debian and just set it up on his PC. > > > Unfortunately, from the time that lilo passes control onto the kernel > until > > > the display manager login appears, the screen flickers on and off > > > continuously. It stays on for about 1/3 of sec and then goes off for a > 1/3 > > > of a sec. The video adapter is an ATI RagePro 3D AGP 1/2x. > > > > If you are able to compile a kernel, make one without framebuffer > > support for the console. > > > > Otherwise you'll have to look again at what options you are passing > > to the kernel. > > > > On a related note, why use framebuffer at all? It's always the first > > thing I unset, in case I forget later on. Am I missing something? > > (besides tux in the boot screen). > > > > Bob > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
