Messages in this thread | | | From | "Petr Vandrovec" <> | Date | Wed, 23 Apr 2003 01:12:07 +0200 | Subject | Re: [2.5.68] no console messages after switch to FB (matrox |
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On 22 Apr 03 at 18:07, Vagn Scott wrote: > Petr Vandrovec wrote: > > > > > CONFIG_FB=y > > > CONFIG_FB_VESA=y > > > CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y > > > CONFIG_FB_MATROX=y > > > > Are you sure that your boot messages are directed to the matroxfb and > > not to the vesa? > > > > In the past keyword for selecting matroxfb options was 'video=matrox:...', > > while now it is 'video=matroxfb:...', so you may have to modify your > > lilo.conf line (and do not ask me why these two letters were added if > > we have video= prefix... I do not know). > > Adding video=matroxfb did the trick. Thanks for the tip. > > I still don't understand the logic of it, though. > If the kernel can find the resources to present the logo, > why can't it just keep using those resources for the rest > of the boot?
Ask James... I assume that new fbdev paints logo on all fbdevs it finds... Petr Vandrovec
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