How to get the bloody framebuffer working?

black hole sun · 11-29-2004, 11:51 PM

I'm compiling a custom 2.6 kernel and I want the framebuffer. I've enabled it in kernel, including VESA, VGA, and RadeonFB all built-in - however, on boot shortly after it switches to the framebuffer the machine hard locks with no error message!

Am I doing something wrong here? I'll attach .config if necessary. Thanks!

Slovak · 11-30-2004, 04:27 AM

Since you helped me a few times over at rage3d, if this is the same black hole sun, I'll attempt to help you since I had the exact same problem when I compiled my 2.6.9 in Slack 10. See this post...
[url]http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=127095&perpage=15

Let me know if it helps.

KMcD · 11-30-2004, 05:05 AM

remove the radeon framebuffer. Compile it only as a module. Keep framebuffer support directly built into the kernel.

mdarby · 11-30-2004, 05:52 AM

yup, all other video drivers as modules, VESA/Framebuffer compiled in

black hole sun · 11-30-2004, 11:23 AM

Thank you guys so much! Compiling RadeonFB as a module instead of built-in worked, no more freezing at boot.

Guess my machine doesn't like radeonfb? Would there be any advantage to somehow getting it working or is vesa fb just the same?

KMcD · 12-01-2004, 03:22 AM

framebuffer seems to be only needed when using the cli and at boot and shutdown. In KDE the xorg drivers take over, so I don't see any advantage in getting it to work.

K

mdarby · 12-01-2004, 06:05 AM

There is a great advantage if you use the CLI

KMcD · 12-01-2004, 06:23 AM

what advantage is there? I often use the CLI and it looks just fine using the normal framebuffer (as opposed to the radeonfb).

mdarby · 12-01-2004, 06:25 AM

If you like small fonts (as I do), the framebuffer is the only way to get them on the CLI.

KMcD · 12-01-2004, 06:27 AM

and to do this is the standard framebuffer ok or should I use the radeon framebuffer??

mdarby · 12-01-2004, 06:28 AM

standard Framebuffer will work fine. Make sure to change the VGA variable in lilo.conf,

(normally vga=773 for 1024x768, and vga=775 for 1280x1024

KMcD · 12-01-2004, 06:29 AM

cheers, I'll have a go with that.