Messages in this thread | | | From | "Adam J. Richter" <> | Date | Tue, 16 Mar 1999 20:25:39 -0800 | Subject | CONFIG_FB vs. AGP video card |
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I see that on my Linux 2.2.3 kernel, ATI's AGP "Xpert@Play98" video card goes nuts after printing roughtly the first fifteen lines of kernel initialization messages. My kernel was built with CONFIG_FB enabled and all of the framebuffer drivers built as modules. This kernel works fine on essentailly all of the other video cards on which it has run. When I rebuild the kernel with the generic kernel frame buffer support deactivated (CONFIG_FB=n), then it works fine.
I do not believe this is anything new with 2.2.3. I just happened to get an Xpert@Play98 today. This same kernel works fine on all of the video cards that I have used in the past, so I think it is some sort of VesaFB bug.
I may yet track this problem down (although deactivating CONFIG_FB on x86 is not a big deal), but I thought I ought to report this now so that people experiencing similar problems can be aware of it.
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