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From: frank@inua.be
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] no frame buffer
Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 23:41:39 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100523214139.GA25735@chiron.galaxy> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <a789e80fc25704103187023a1ead8c04@kw.quanstro.net>

On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 08:01:40PM -0400, erik quanstrom wrote:
> > However, when this box boots via PXE, it has the same issue... Any
> > idea what might be wrong?
>
> perhaps vgasize or monitor is unset.  try
>
> 	vgasize=1280x1024x16	# adjust as appropriate.  cf. vga(8)
> 	monitor=vesa
> 	aux/vga -l $vgasize

Since the issue is solved on the Via Epia system, I turned back to the
AMD Geode system but for some reason, I can't get that box in
graphical mode. Whatever I use for monitor (vesa, vga) or vgasize, the
screen just turns black and the led of the monitor is blinking.

This is what pci -v shows about the VGA controller:

0.1.1:    vid  03.00.00 100b/0030   0 0:41000000 16777216 1:40ffc000 16384 2:40ff8000 16384 3:40ff4000 16384
          National Semiconductors NSC Geode VGA Compatible Device

This is what aux/vga -m vesa -p displays about the modes:

vesa mode           0x101 640x480x8 m8 packed
vesa mode           0x103 800x600x8 m8 packed
vesa mode           0x105 1024x768x8 m8 packed
vesa mode           0x107 1280x1024x8 m8 packed
vesa mode           0x110 640x480x15 r5g5b5 direct
vesa mode           0x111 640x480x16 r5g6b5 direct
vesa mode           0x112 640x480x32 r8g8b8 direct
vesa mode           0x113 800x600x15 r5g5b5 direct
vesa mode           0x114 800x600x16 r5g6b5 direct
vesa mode           0x115 800x600x32 r8g8b8 direct
vesa mode           0x116 1024x768x15 r5g5b5 direct
vesa mode           0x117 1024x768x16 r5g6b5 direct
vesa mode           0x118 1024x768x32 r8g8b8 direct
vesa mode           0x119 1280x1024x15 r5g5b5 direct
vesa mode           0x11a 1280x1024x16 r5g6b5 direct
vesa mode           0x11b 1280x1024x32 r8g8b8 direct
vesa mode           0x125 1152x864x8 m8 packed
vesa mode           0x126 1152x864x15 r5g5b5 direct
vesa mode           0x127 1152x864x16 r5g6b5 direct
vesa mode           0x128 1152x864x32 r8g8b8 direct
vesa mode           0x131 1600x1200x8 m8 packed
vesa mode           0x132 1600x1200x15 r5g5b5 direct
vesa mode           0x133 1600x1200x16 r5g6b5 direct

I would expect to at least get something like 640x480x8 working...


> - erik

--
Frank Lenaerts ---------------------------------------- frank@inua.be




  parent reply	other threads:[~2010-05-23 21:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-05-22 22:55 frank
2010-05-23  0:01 ` erik quanstrom
2010-05-23 10:08   ` frank
2010-05-23 11:26     ` Richard Miller
2010-05-23 13:55       ` frank
2010-05-23 21:41   ` frank [this message]
2010-05-23 23:00     ` Ethan Grammatikidis
2010-05-24 19:45       ` frank

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