Re: Text console flicker during kernel load
my bad...*without* a kernel recompile?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal Pollock" <npollock@rogers.com>
To: "Robert Ian Smit" <robian@wanadoo.nl>; <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: Text console flicker during kernel load
> Thanks, I'd like to disable the framebuffer. Whats the easiest way to do
so
> with a kernel recompile?
>
> Neal.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Ian Smit" <robian@wanadoo.nl>
> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 5:56 AM
> Subject: Re: Text console flicker during kernel load
>
>
> > * Neal Pollock <npollock@rogers.com> [02-10-2002 06:35]:
> > > I've convinced my brother to try Debian and just set it up on his PC.
> > > Unfortunately, from the time that lilo passes control onto the kernel
> until
> > > the display manager login appears, the screen flickers on and off
> > > continuously. It stays on for about 1/3 of sec and then goes off for
a
> 1/3
> > > of a sec. The video adapter is an ATI RagePro 3D AGP 1/2x.
> >
> > If you are able to compile a kernel, make one without framebuffer
> > support for the console.
> >
> > Otherwise you'll have to look again at what options you are passing
> > to the kernel.
> >
> > On a related note, why use framebuffer at all? It's always the first
> > thing I unset, in case I forget later on. Am I missing something?
> > (besides tux in the boot screen).
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
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