> > I've got rid of the problem by switching CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA off. I > > have kept CONFIG_FB_RIVA in, and it seems to work fine now (but I > > haven't been as far as the X server configuration yet). > > That is weird, CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA should work fine. You should make sure > you tell the linux-fbdev mailing list about your problem.
As a follow up on my previous post, I've found the following message on the linux kernel list: http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0411.1/0589.html << Q: My system hangs when vt-switching if I have rivafb enabled. A: Using both rivafb and the NVIDIA kernel module at the same time is currently broken. In general, using two independent software drivers to drive the same piece of hardware is a bad idea. >> I get my "reversed" characters with both CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA and CONFIG_FB_RIVA activated. I have not tried with CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA alone. This might be the cause of the problem. Francois On Tue, 2005-04-12 at 01:06, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > On Mon, 2005-04-11 at 18:23 +0100, Francois wrote: > > > Hrm... weird... could either be some problem with userland trying to > > > change the console font, or maybe some of the old problems with VGA > > > console vs. fbdev ... was your build really clean ? If you backup > > > your .config, do make distclean, restore .config, make oldconfig, and > > > rebuild, does it fix the problem ? > > > > I've got rid of the problem by switching CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA off. I have > > kept CONFIG_FB_RIVA in, and it seems to work fine now (but I haven't > > been as far as the X server configuration yet). > > That is weird, CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA should work fine. You should make sure > you tell the linux-fbdev mailing list about your problem. > > > Francois > > > > On Sat, 2005-04-09 at 03:00, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > > > > The problem is probably not much to solve, since characters are > > > > displayed properly in the first few seconds of the boot *until* the Tux > > > > logo kicks in (the logo is then fine, but the characters are swapped). > > > > Strangely enough too, the first pass of the Debian installer (the one > > > > installing the base system, before the first reboot) managed to display > > > > characters properly (I'm using the kernel I've compiled -- 2.6.12-r2 -- > > > > since the one d-i picks by default -- 2.6.8-power4 I think -- hangs > > > > after the disk mount). > > > > > > > > Has anybody any idea of which option I could turn off in my kernel > > > > config? > > > > > > > > Thanks for the help! > > > > > > Hrm... weird... could either be some problem with userland trying to > > > change the console font, or maybe some of the old problems with VGA > > > console vs. fbdev ... was your build really clean ? If you backup > > > your .config, do make distclean, restore .config, make oldconfig, and > > > rebuild, does it fix the problem ? > > > > > > If not, try removing VGA console support > > > > > > Ben. > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
