On Thursday 13 January 2005 12:39 pm, Henrik Skantz wrote: > Hi, I have a problem with framebuffer and 2.6.10. > > I've used the same .config from 2.6.8, so the settings are the same as > in 2.6.8. Ok i did make oldconfig. > I have put vga=791 in /boot/grub/menu.lst but when i reboot i only get a > black screen (untill X starts) > > Any ideas ? There is a bug in the Debianized /drivers/video/vesafb.c. If you *really* want that framebuffer, you could do what I did... copy the vesafb.c from the vanilla kernel and recompile. BTW - if you're also looking to have a bootsplash screen, run the patch after you've copied the vesafb.c file over. Word is there is a fix coming RSN.
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