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From: maxim wexler <blissfix@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] framebuffer questions
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 23:07:04
Message-Id: 672105.39483.qm@web31715.mail.mud.yahoo.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] framebuffer questions by Dan Farrell
1 > For me,
2 > | dan@pascal ~ $ cat /proc/cmdline
3 > | root=/dev/sda3 video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap vga=0x031b
4 >
5
6 This doesn't work. Get dumped to a screen with the
7 error message:
8
9 'You passed an undefined node number'
10
11 Then a request to pick 0-9 modes or use 'scan'
12
13 Choosing Scan freezes the console for about 15 secs
14 after which default(?) framebuffer boots.
15
16 Picking modes 7-9 leads to Unknown mode, invalid ID.
17
18 Picking modes 0-6 leads to the same default(?)
19 framebuffer.
20
21 > See the comma? Also, you don't need to use vga, but
22 > are you sure you
23 > don't want an '@' where you have a '-' ?
24
25 This was the model I followed in the posting
26
27 http://groups.google.ca/group/linux.gentoo.user/browse_thread/thread/114f64c0165ab4f3/2007d4aca55bd086?lnk=st&q=framebuffer+1024x768-60+fish&rnum=1&hl=en#2007d4aca55bd086
28
29 BTW, some googling revealed that that my monitor has
30 the following specs:
31
32 EISA ID:0, Horiz Khz: 30.0-70.0; Vert Hz: 50.0-120.0
33
34 Any idea how and where to incorporate this info?
35
36 mw
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