Re: [!] 2.6.26 + vga=791

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 08/02/08 09:06, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
[snip]
> Good clue! But I am no closer and consider giving up: it would only be
> useful if I found a kernel parameter for the cmdline to avoid being
> without framebuffers.
>
> Any other "fix" entails recompiling the Debian Kernel, e.g. in order to
> install uvesfb you have to do that.
>
> The last Debian kernel that ran with vga=791 was 2.6.24. So I did a diff
> -y beteen that and 2.6.25 that does *not* allow vga=791. That file is here:
> http://www.geocities.com/hugovanwoerkom/config-24-25-diff.txt

The only seemingly-relevant change I see is to this entry:
CONFIG_FB_UVESA

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