Yes actually, I am using kernel framebuffer. But in X I am not using the kernel framebuffer. I suppose I could try a new kernel without framebuffer support. It still is a mystery why it wouldn't work in the BIOS maybe, or at least to me, and I still need a boot disk to see if it works in DOS 8)
Thanks for the hint, maybe it will turn up something. On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Heather Stern wrote: > On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 10:28:05PM +0200, Arjen Verweij wrote: > > I was playing with this some more, and I discovered that I /can/ swap > > physical displays in the lilo-menu screen before I choose a boot option, > > but this functionality is lost after choosing Linux. I can also swap in > > W2K, but not in the BIOS. > > > > It's really puzzling to me why I can swap in lilo but no in Linux. > > > > Can anyone help me out? > > Regards, > > Arjen > > Curious. Are you using a framebuffer feature in the linux kernel you > select? (You can tell because if so, a cute little penguin is painted > in the top left corner as the boot messages begin). > > LILO *usually* starts in text mode; perhaps it is unhappy about doing > this in graphics mode. And under a framebuffer, everything, even text > consoles, are really in a graphical mode. > > * Heather Stern * star@ many places... > * Starshine Technical Services -*- 800 938 4078 > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
