Bug#405737: Installation report : etch(daily build 20070103-21:52 ) installgui fails on i810
On Friday 05 January 2007 21:01, Roy Francis wrote:
> Comments/Problems:
> I am using the daily-build netinst image burnt onto a CDRW using
> cdrecord. Once the bootsplash is shown, I used installgui at
> boot-prompt. Booting is perfect in all respects until the framebuffer
> initialisation happens. A page full of DirectFB initialisation stuff is
> shown, then screen blanks and repeats the same thing.
> I used suspend (CTRL+S) to hold the screen.
Nice trick that!
> Jan 5 23:00:40 log-output: (!) DirectFB/FBDev: No supported modes
> found in /etc/fb.modes and current mode not supported!
> Jan 5 23:00:40 log-output: (!) DirectFB/FBDev: Current mode's
> pixelformat: rgba 6/0, 6/0, 6/0, 0/0 (4bit)
This is a known issue. See similar reports on this page:
http://bugs.debian.org/rootskel
> I think the kernel module for i810fb was not included with the CD
> image.
That is correct. Currently only vesafb is supported and we don't expect to
be able to support different drivers anytime soon.
Could you provide the output of the following commands:
# cat /proc/fb
# cat /etc/directfbrc
# /usr/lib/directfb-0.9.25/bin/dfbinfo
To get these most easily, boot the graphical installer with as extra
parameter: DEBIAN_FRONTEND=newt.
Cheers,
FJP
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