Bug#167240: BF2.4 installer kernel should NOT use VGA16 FB by default.

2002-10-31 Thread Len Sorensen
On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 05:09:51PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: > I got complaints from different people, allways SiS and a friend of mine > has a such beast where I could play around with. The thinkpad 560x uses a neomagic 128xd with an 800x600 tft. it didn't like it either, but that isn't as comm

Bug#167240: BF2.4 installer kernel should NOT use VGA16 FB by default.

2002-10-31 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include * Len Sorensen [Thu, Oct 31 2002, 10:59:13AM]: > > Sorry, but AFAIK are SIS users the only group whinning about VGA16. It > > seems that this shared memory controller does not manage plain VGA mode > > correctly. > > And the display on the thinkpad 560x? And some other laptop uses? I

Bug#167240: BF2.4 installer kernel should NOT use VGA16 FB by default.

2002-10-31 Thread Thomas Poindessous
* Len Sorensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-10-31 16:50]: > Package: boot-floppies > Version: 3.0.23-2002-05-21 > > The kernel used in the bf2.4 boot floppies for i386 seems to use the > vga16 FB by default. While this gives a cute little penguin logo on most > machines, it also gives a blank screen

Bug#167240: BF2.4 installer kernel should NOT use VGA16 FB by default.

2002-10-31 Thread Len Sorensen
On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 04:53:51PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: > #include > * Len Sorensen [Thu, Oct 31 2002, 10:10:42AM]: > > > panel for it's display (at least on an SiS based system, and on my IBM > > 560X thinkpad, and a few others I have talked to people using). > > SIS? The TLA for Shit In

Bug#167240: BF2.4 installer kernel should NOT use VGA16 FB by default.

2002-10-31 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include * Len Sorensen [Thu, Oct 31 2002, 10:10:42AM]: > panel for it's display (at least on an SiS based system, and on my IBM > 560X thinkpad, and a few others I have talked to people using). SIS? The TLA for Shit In System? Sorry, but AFAIK are SIS users the only group whinning about VGA16.

Bug#167240: BF2.4 installer kernel should NOT use VGA16 FB by default.

2002-10-31 Thread Len Sorensen
Package: boot-floppies Version: 3.0.23-2002-05-21 The kernel used in the bf2.4 boot floppies for i386 seems to use the vga16 FB by default. While this gives a cute little penguin logo on most machines, it also gives a blank screen on many machines using an LCD panel for it's display (at least on