atyfb gives penguin logo, but no more ...

["vinai" <vroopcha@mcw.edu>]

Hi again folks,

I've been trying to get at the lack of console video with my Mach 64
card on my 8500.  Per Michael's suggestions, I again tried forcing
resolutions through BootX arguments, but with no luck.  I did have a
little bit of luck elsewhere though.

I was looking at my .config, where CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=m.
However, I don't use a RAM disk with my kernel.  I changed this to
=y, recompiled and rebooted with the new kernel.  Now, after the
arch: exit message, I get the penguin logo !!  However, still no
text.  So ,my question is - what does the rest of the boot process
need, in terms of fonts, etc ?  It looks like I have video, just
nothing to show ...

cheers
vinai