Kenshi Muto wrote: > I don't what this problem is from, but report for recording. > > When I tried to install to VMware(4.5.2 build8848) with 'linux26', > framebuffer won't be loaded. > I know this is because rootskel's problem, but I find another > (more critical) problem. > > When I run "modprobe vesafb", this command doesn't return any error > code, and looks be registered correctly (from lsmod information). > But, syslog says "vesafb: probe of vesafb0 failed with error -6", and > /proc/fb is still empty. fbcon won't install. > "modprobe vga16fb" works correctly. > And, if I provide vesa boot option, such as "vga=785", vesafb works. > > All of problem looks kernel(or modprobe) loads vesafb in spite of it > reports an error. > > This problem is only happened with 2.6.7. 2.4.26 works correctly. And > I remember 2.6.5 works. > I'll try to clarify who's wrong. I'm not seeing any problem with framebuffer and 2.6.7. Of course vga16fb is always what is loaded, I can't recall ever seeing vesafb successfully load. But rootskel loads the former when the latter fails to load, so I don't see what the bug is. -- see shy jo
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