On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 09:42:56 -0400 Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey folks- > > I finally got a framebuffer console to actually WORK on my Inspiron > 4100 with its GeForce2 GO under Sarge 2.4.21 by compiling with only > VESA framebuffer and 16-color VGA framebuffer support in the kernel. > > Now, though, the framebuffer works fine until the screen goes to sleep > for a moment and then when it comes back on, it seems to think that > the first line of the console is 3/4 of the way down the screen. I > tried to `reset`, but that didn't change a thing. When I Ctrl-L to > clear the display, the prompt goes right to that line 3/4 of the way > down. It wraps around, though, when I do a long ls -al, it'll come > back to the top and continue to draw down the screen.
That sounds like a BIOS problem. I saw it on an Inspiron 8000, when the BIOS was upgraded past A17. Reverting to A17 fixed the problem. Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
