* Svante Signell wrote: > I have a problem with the 2.6.x, x>4 kernels when booting my Dell > Inspiron 4100 laptop. When the console output during boot switches > from 24 lines on the screen to a much higher number of lines, the > font colors appears to be set to black on black background or the > console is corrupted.
Which graphic chip is used in your Dell? > Since the release of Sarge is imminent, it would be bad if this > happens to other people with Dell laptops. The default kernel for sarge is 2.4, 2.6 will be shipped too. > For now I can cope by using 2.4.x series kernels (2.4.27 is default > I beleive) but sooner or later I will change to a 2.6-series kernel > too. Advantages would be e.g. to have alsa and lm-sensors kernel > modules included, without having to download them (2.4.26) or build > them (2.4.27). There are precompiled modules for i2c and lm-sensors for 2.4 kernels. Norbert
