Hi, Checking video mode field only to see whenever SCREEN_INFO is initialized is not enougth, in some cases it is zero although a vga card is present. Lets additionally check cols and lines.
Updates f82af20e1a028e16b9bb11da081fa1148d40fa6a, should go into 2.6.22. please apply, Gerd
Refine SCREEN_INFO sanity check for vgacon initialization. Checking video mode field only to see whenever SCREEN_INFO is initialized is not enougth, in some cases it is zero although a vga card is present. Lets additionally check cols and lines. Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Rusty Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Andi Kleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/video/console/vgacon.c | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) Index: vanilla-2.6.21-git11/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c =================================================================== --- vanilla-2.6.21-git11.orig/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c +++ vanilla-2.6.21-git11/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c @@ -368,9 +368,14 @@ static const char *vgacon_startup(void) #endif } + /* SCREEN_INFO initialized? */ + if ((ORIG_VIDEO_MODE == 0) && + (ORIG_VIDEO_LINES == 0) && + (ORIG_VIDEO_COLS == 0)) + goto no_vga; + /* VGA16 modes are not handled by VGACON */ - if ((ORIG_VIDEO_MODE == 0x00) || /* SCREEN_INFO not initialized */ - (ORIG_VIDEO_MODE == 0x0D) || /* 320x200/4 */ + if ((ORIG_VIDEO_MODE == 0x0D) || /* 320x200/4 */ (ORIG_VIDEO_MODE == 0x0E) || /* 640x200/4 */ (ORIG_VIDEO_MODE == 0x10) || /* 640x350/4 */ (ORIG_VIDEO_MODE == 0x12) || /* 640x480/4 */