This One Time, at Band Camp, Sergey Kobzar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said, On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 11:34:10PM +0200: > Hi
> Linux 2.6.24-gentoo-r3 i686
> I have Asus U5F laptop:
> # lspci
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and
> 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS,
> 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML
> Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
> 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition
> Audio Controller (rev 02)
> 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1
> (rev 02)
> 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2
> (rev 02)
> 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3
> (rev 02)
> 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI
> Controller #1 (rev 02)
> 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI
> Controller #2 (rev 02)
> 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI
> Controller #3 (rev 02)
> 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI
> Controller #4 (rev 02)
> 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI
> Controller (rev 02)
> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge
> (rev 02)
> 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE
> Controller (rev 02)
> 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B
> PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
> 02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network
> Connection (rev 02)
> 08:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
> 08:03.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host
> Adapter (rev 19)
> 08:03.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter
> (rev 0a)
> 08:03.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 05)
> and can't get working intelfb module on it. Kernel config:
> # cat /usr/src/linux/.config | grep FB | grep -v '#'
> CONFIG_FB=y
> CONFIG_FB_DDC=y
> CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT=y
> CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA=y
> CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT=y
> CONFIG_FB_DEFERRED_IO=y
> CONFIG_FB_MODE_HELPERS=y
> CONFIG_FB_INTEL=y
> CONFIG_FB_INTEL_I2C=y
> # dmesg | grep intel
> intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R)
> 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G/915G/915GM/945G/945GM chipsets
> intelfb: Version 0.9.4
> intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 945GM, aperture size 256MB, stolen memory 7932kB
> intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled ( LVDS port ). Disabling mode switching.
> intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
> I tried these kernel kernel options:
> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.24-gentoo-r3-b2 root=/dev/sda5 video=intelfb vga=0x318
> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.24-gentoo-r3-b2 root=/dev/sda5 video=intelfb:[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]
> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.24-gentoo-r3-b2 root=/dev/sda5 vga=792
> and in all cases I see blank screen or screen with many scrolling
> white lines.
> Any chance to get framebuffer working on my laptop?
Don't use intelfb, just use the standard uvesafb.
$ zgrep FB /proc/config.gz
CONFIG_FB=y
# CONFIG_FB_DDC is not set
CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT=y
CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA=y
CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT=y
# CONFIG_FB_CFB_REV_PIXELS_IN_BYTE is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SYS_FILLRECT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SYS_COPYAREA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SYS_FOPS is not set
CONFIG_FB_DEFERRED_IO=y
# CONFIG_FB_SVGALIB is not set
# CONFIG_FB_MACMODES is not set
# CONFIG_FB_BACKLIGHT is not set
CONFIG_FB_MODE_HELPERS=y
# CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING is not set
# CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS is not set
# CONFIG_FB_PM2 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_CYBER2000 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ARC is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ASILIANT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_IMSTT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VGA16 is not set
CONFIG_FB_UVESA=y
# CONFIG_FB_VESA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_EFI is not set
# CONFIG_FB_HECUBA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_HGA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_S1D13XXX is not set
# CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_RIVA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_I810 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_LE80578 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_INTEL is not set
# CONFIG_FB_MATROX is not set
# CONFIG_FB_RADEON is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ATY128 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ATY is not set
# CONFIG_FB_S3 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SAVAGE is not set
# CONFIG_FB_SIS is not set
# CONFIG_FB_NEOMAGIC is not set
# CONFIG_FB_KYRO is not set
# CONFIG_FB_3DFX is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VOODOO1 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VT8623 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_CYBLA is not set
# CONFIG_FB_TRIDENT is not set
# CONFIG_FB_ARK is not set
# CONFIG_FB_PM3 is not set
# CONFIG_FB_GEODE is not set
# CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set
CONFIG_FB_CON_DECOR=y
Here's my menu.lst part:
title=Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,1)
kernel (hd0,1)/gentoo/kernel dolvm crypt_root=/dev/sda4
lvm2root=/dev/mapper/root real_root=/dev/system/gentoo-root
video=uvesafb:ywrap,mtrr:3,scroll:ywrap,1024x768-32
splash=silent,theme:KillBillTux-Grey fbcon=scrollback:128k console=tty1
resume=swap:/dev/system/suspend-swap quiet
initrd (hd0,1)/gentoo/initramfs
I have the same card and it works perfectly this way
Good Luck!
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Wael Nasreddine
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