linux-image-2.6.26-1-686: vga=791 again gets 'undefined video mode number'
Hi,
I reported the same problem with 2.6.25-1-686 back on May 15th and
submitted bug 481063.
I thought (and still think) that it is a Debian issue because 2.6.25
from kernel.org works just fine with vga=791.
Maximilian responded that no fb specific changes were made.
Now I tried 2.6.26-1-686 (i386) and I get exactly the same results:
1. vga=791 works fine with the 2.6.26 kernel from kernel.org
2. vga=791 or vga=0x0317 gets "undefined video mode" from 2.6.26-1-686.
That makes the 2.6.26-1-686 kernel useless for me, although as I
reported, one can recompile the kernel and install uvesafb and that
works. But what a job.
Isn't there anyone that can suggest a course of action?
For what it's worth this is the hwinfo --framebuffer report:
02: None 00.0: 11001 VESA Framebuffer
[Created at bios.447]
Unique ID: rdCR.z9EEVgZrzC3
Hardware Class: framebuffer
Model: "NVIDIA NV18 Board - p119s0nz"
Vendor: "NVIDIA Corporation"
Device: "NV18 Board - p119s0nz"
SubVendor: "NVIDIA"
SubDevice:
Revision: "Chip Rev A4"
Memory Size: 64 MB
Memory Range: 0xe0000000-0xe3ffffff (rw)
Mode 0x0300: 640x400 (+640), 8 bits
Mode 0x0301: 640x480 (+640), 8 bits
Mode 0x0303: 800x600 (+800), 8 bits
Mode 0x0305: 1024x768 (+1024), 8 bits
Mode 0x0307: 1280x1024 (+1280), 8 bits
Mode 0x030e: 320x200 (+640), 16 bits
Mode 0x030f: 320x200 (+1280), 24 bits
Mode 0x0311: 640x480 (+1280), 16 bits
Mode 0x0312: 640x480 (+2560), 24 bits
Mode 0x0314: 800x600 (+1600), 16 bits
Mode 0x0315: 800x600 (+3200), 24 bits
Mode 0x0317: 1024x768 (+2048), 16 bits
Mode 0x0318: 1024x768 (+4096), 24 bits
Mode 0x031a: 1280x1024 (+2560), 16 bits
Mode 0x031b: 1280x1024 (+5120), 24 bits
Mode 0x0330: 320x200 (+320), 8 bits
Mode 0x0331: 320x400 (+320), 8 bits
Mode 0x0332: 320x400 (+640), 16 bits
Mode 0x0333: 320x400 (+1280), 24 bits
Mode 0x0334: 320x240 (+320), 8 bits
Mode 0x0335: 320x240 (+640), 16 bits
Mode 0x0336: 320x240 (+1280), 24 bits
Mode 0x033d: 640x400 (+1280), 16 bits
Mode 0x033e: 640x400 (+2560), 24 bits
Mode 0x0345: 1600x1200 (+1600), 8 bits
Mode 0x0346: 1600x1200 (+3200), 16 bits
Mode 0x0347: 1400x1050 (+1400), 8 bits
Mode 0x0348: 1400x1050 (+2800), 16 bits
Mode 0x0352: 2048x1536 (+8192), 24 bits
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Hugo
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