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On 7 July 2010 12:50, Jake Moe <jakesaddress@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On 07/07/10 15:50, Mick wrote: |
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>> On Monday 05 July 2010 23:46:54 Jake Moe wrote: |
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>> |
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>>> I've recently installed a new system, and can't seem to get UVESAFB |
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>>> working properly. I've set up everything in the kernel, and modified |
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>>> GRUB's menu.lst to use the framebuffer. However, even though there |
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>>> doesn't seem to be any errors, I can't seem to get anything other than |
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>>> "default" resolution with far too large fonts. |
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>>> |
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>>> I've compared dmesg info, GRUB configs and kernel configs between this |
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>>> laptop, and another laptop that has UVESAFB running fine, and am at a |
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>>> loss to find what's wrong. |
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>>> |
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>> Stating the obvious, have you emerged fbcondecor, ran /etc/init.d/fbcondecor |
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>> start and then added it to your boot runlevel? |
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>> |
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> Thanks for the reply. But... |
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> |
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> jmoe@aus10373 ~ $ eix fbcondecor |
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> No matches found. |
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> jmoe@aus10373 ~ $ eix fb -a con |
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> No matches found. |
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> jmoe@aus10373 ~ $ eix fb -a decor |
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> No matches found. |
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> |
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> Erm, wossat then? Are you thinking of bootsplash? Besides, this is |
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> something that happens long before the initscripts run; the screen |
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> should go from GRUB to "standard" console for a moment, then it should |
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> change to the framebuffer console. |
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I'm sorry, I meant v86d (looked at an old machine of mine which also |
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has a framebuffer splash for more eyecandy in an initird). |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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