From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263900AbTDVXAL (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:00:11 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263896AbTDVXAL (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:00:11 -0400 Received: from mailgw.cvut.cz ([147.32.3.235]:478 "EHLO mailgw.cvut.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263900AbTDVXAJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:00:09 -0400 From: "Petr Vandrovec" Organization: CC CTU Prague To: Vagn Scott Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 01:12:07 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: [2.5.68] no console messages after switch to FB (matrox Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-mailer: Pegasus Mail v3.50 Message-ID: <154A2DE0E65@vcnet.vc.cvut.cz> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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