On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 04:45:22PM -0400, Nori Heikkinen wrote: > on Wed, 11 Jun 2003 02:00:45PM -0600, Jamin W. Collins insinuated: > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 01:43:14PM -0400, Nori Heikkinen wrote: > > > > > My main problem right now is that on the console (i haven't even > > > gotten X up yet), the screen is normal for the top quarter, and > > > then redraws itself ontop of itself beginning at the 1-quarter, > > > half, and 3-quarter marks. The result is pretty legible for the > > > second quarter, but absolutely illegible at the bottom. > > > > Have you disabled the frame buffer? > > no -- what is that, and how would i disable it?
http://www.netbulans.net/susefaq/framebuffer.html http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/archives/vox-tech/2003-02/msg00203.html The above two contain conflicting information one suggests the use of "vga=normal" which I see you've already tried, the other suggests the use ov a video= line. Based on this message from the linux-fbdev-users list, the video option appears to be the right one: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=178052 -- Jamin W. Collins Remember, root always has a loaded gun. Don't run around with it unless you absolutely need it. -- Vineet Kumar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
