On -3181-Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 11:08:00AM -0400, Kevin McKinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake thus, > 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.
It stopped happening after I switched my BIOS not to do anything when I close the lid. I know, sounds like it was probably something else, and maybe it was, but that's all I changed and now I can safely suspend with the keyboard shortcut and everything. Console remains stable. Weird. -- Aaron Bieber - Graphic Design // Web Design http://www.fisheyemultimedia.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
