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Re: [debian-knoppix] Help using Knoppix kernel config to get framebuffer working



On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 02:53:17PM -0500, stan wrote:
> I've got a machine that I'm installing Debian testing on. When I boot the
> machine from the Kopix CD, I get a working framebuffer console, so I know
> this can be done.
> 
> At this point, I have done the following:
> 
> 1. Built a kernel using the Knopping kernel config (with some fileystems
> dleetedm and the one i'm using compiled into the kernel) (2.4.20)
> 
> 2. run MAKEDEV fb
> 
> 3. added agpgart, and mga to /etc/modules
> 
> 4. added the append vag=xxx sattment to lilo.conf from the Knoppix version.

Try vga=791 or vga=792. You probably don't need agpgart.

> What am I overlooking?

Maybe you just misspelled "vga", like above? ;-)

Regards
-Klaus Knopper
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