Re: Framebuffer console 'Invalid Mode'

[markzimm@rmi.net]

Wouter,

My setup is similar. Is that the only video line in your lilo.conf?
Also, where did you put it? (in case it matters).

-- Mark
On Sat, Oct 09, 1999 at 11:43:20AM +0200, Wouter Hanegraaff wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 08, 1999 at 07:10:00PM -0600, markzimm@rmi.net wrote:
> > I have a matrox g400 card and I have tried both the matrox mode and the
> > vesa mode.  I am running kernel 2.2.12.
> [snip]
> > 	append = "video=matrox:vesa:440"
> I have a mystique, and because I didn't like the refreshrate and
> resolutions of the vesa modes I use this in my lilo.conf:
> 
>         append="video=matrox:xres:900,yres:650,depth:8,pixclock:17000"
> 
> I have the matrox framebuffer drivers, not the standard svga drivers. I
> assume you have that too.
> 
> >From make menuconfig: 
>   | |       [*] VGA text console                                          |
>   | |       [*] Video mode selection support                              |
>   | |       < > MDA text console (dual-headed) (EXPERIMENTAL)             |
>   | |       [*] Support for frame buffer devices (EXPERIMENTAL)           |
>   | |       [ ] Permedia2 support (experimental)                          |
>   | |       [ ] VESA VGA graphics console                                 |
>   | |       [ ] VGA 16-color graphics console                             |
>   | |       <*> Matrox acceleration                                       |
>   | |       [ ]   Millennium I/II support                                 |
>   | |       [*]   Mystique support                                        |
>   | |       [ ]   G100/G200 support                                       |
>   | |       [ ]   Multihead support                             
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Wouter
> 
> 
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