2.6.6 starts with unusable graphical mode

iZvi · 06-01-2004, 04:32 PM

I have just compiled 2.6.6 without errors. When I boot it it switches to a graphical mode and the result is some green vertical lines and some red dots and nothing other can be seen. I can't do anything with it. Can I specify different mode. It always overrides the "vga=" command parameter so this doesn't help. Can you help me?

Shade · 06-01-2004, 06:44 PM

Have a look at /etc/lilo.conf and see what the vga= is set to. Slackware includes a nice little table of commented out pre-defined vga modes. Try some of those.

Also, what framebuffer driver did you compile into the kernel/ I normally recommend the standard VESA framebuffer rather than a specific console driver, (ie radeon or trident...)

--Shade

iZvi · 06-02-2004, 11:24 AM

Im using the generic VESA framebuffer. The text modes don´t work but vga=791(1024x768) worked perfect and now I´m happy with my new kernel.Thanks for help!