Re: bootsplash

2005-09-15 Thread Nicolas Cadou
Le 15 Septembre 2005 08:00, mess-mate a écrit : > Thanks for that explanation. > I've chosen several different 16bit modes ( seems the bootsplash > works only on 16bit) without success. > Or the patch don't support s3 cards ? Sorry, but I do not know any other solution to this problem of yours, ex

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-14 Thread Nicolas Cadou
Le 14 Septembre 2005 10:07, mess-mate a écrit : > | The patch is intended to change the existing framebuffer module's > | behaviour, by changing method it uses to switch video modes. > | > | Nicolas > > Thanks, more clearely ?? The stock linux VESA VGA framebuffer module is limited in its ability

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-14 Thread Nicolas Cadou
Le 13 Septembre 2005 05:03, mess-mate a écrit : > | I have encountered this problem with S3 Virge cards. > | > | I found a patch for 2.4 kernels (tested on 2.4.21 and 2.4.24) which > | side-steps the problem, by setting video modes through VESA. > | > | Let me know if it works. > > Thanks but i bui

Re: bootsplash

2005-09-12 Thread Nicolas Cadou
Le 11 Septembre 2005 04:50, mess-mate a écrit : > Hi, > i've installed bootsplash on a machine without any problem. > But can't do the same on a second machine : > -233 k6 with a S3Virge graphic car. > Seems 'mode' (vga) isn't right when booting and have to select an > other mode like for example 8

Re: Network card recommendation

2005-08-19 Thread Nicolas Cadou
Le 19 Août 2005 09:17, Yuri Gorshkov a écrit : > P.S. Realtek relly sucks more than a Microsoft vacuum cleaner ever > sucked ;-). Anything would suck more than a MS vacuum cleaner, as a MS vacuum cleaner would be the one and only thing that doesn't suck :-) Nicolas