Re: Tux logo, Nvidia drivers, and framebuffer

From: Brian Pack (afcpack_at_verizon.net)
Date: 08/31/04

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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:20:58 -0400

    On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 13:16, Alvin Oga wrote:
    > On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, Brian Pack wrote:
    >
    > > I'm making progress. By adding video=vesa vga=0x317 I get a blank screen
    > > up to the point that X starts. That's not a problem for now, because I
    > > know I'm on the right track. I'm recompiling a kernel right now that has
    > > vesa included, and not a module, as well as console framebuffer support.
    >
    > the blank screen means you dont have the proper frame buffer defined
    > ( same probelm as my stuff ... just need to tweek the various fb options )
    >
    > > Once I get that, *then* I can start playing with the bootsplash patch.
    >
    > i'd do the same tests ( same kernel ) on machines that you know worked
    > on other distro ( like suse-9.1 has splash by default ) so it should
    > work for deb's splash too
    > - not all mb and not all chipsets are "the same" :-)
    >
    > yup... and when you're done .. you can come play on my brain-dead mb too
    > with gazillion different chipset to see which works and which does not
    > support tux on boot or splash

    I compiled a new kernel, with vesa included instead of a module, same
    for console framebuffer. Added video=vesa and vga=0x317 in menu.lst for
    grub.

    I've got Tux! :) 

    


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