Subject: Re: kernel argument values for YDL2.1 / Wallstreet 233
From: Iain Stevenson (iain@iainstevenson.com)
Date: Sat Jan 05 2002 - 16:23:41 MST
It's buried within:
Console drivers
Frame buffer support
ATI Mach 64 display support
Iain
--On Saturday, January 5, 2002 6:19 pm -0500 Jungho Kim
<jungkim@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the input Juan...
>
> I got working screen with the right color setting with the following
> arguments to BootX
> video=atyfb:vmode:10,cmode:16
>
> However, I still do not have the proper resolution. If I use vmode:14,
> 15, 16 I get the proper resolution, however, I get the black vertical
> lines on my display. As for my kernel version, it is 2.4.10-12a...
> I now understand the values for vmode and cmode... it has got to be one
> of either 14, 15 or 16, however, as none of these work, i'm left to
> believe I'm not using the proper driver. My video card is ATY Mach64.
> Therefore, I have a couple of questions:
> - I looked in /lib/modules/2.4.10-12a/kernel/drivers/video/ but there are
> none for ATI cards only Matrox. I have the kernel source and I do have
> the source for mach64 drivers in /usr/src/linux/drivers/video/aty but
> when I do make menuconfig and go through the configuration process, I do
> not come upon a option to enable this particular driver (in fact, i don't
> see anything related to video cards). Does anyone know where to enable
> the Mach64 drivers?
> regards,
>
> Jungho Kim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
> From: Juan Manuel Palacios
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 4:38 PM
> Subject: Re: kernel argument values for YDL2.1 / Wallstreet 233
>
> First, why don't you try increasing the font size of your messages!!
> Don't get angry, just a joke. As for the kernel arguments, you are on the
> right track. If you get a working screen with vmode:10 then first try
> booting up and issue a "man vmode" command. Read the definitions for each
> mode and then decide which one is best for you. Afterwards reboot and
> pass either of following arguments to the kernel:
>
> append="video=atyfb:vmode:10,32"
> append="video=atyfb:vmode:10,24"
> video=atyfb:vmode:10,32
>
> I give you the options with variations of syntax because I don't remember
> which one is the correct one. The color bit depth is given after a coma
> separating it from the vmode. That was your mistake, different vmodes
> will not get you different color resolutions. But don't forget to replace
> the 10 with the vmode that best meets your hardware. Just on a side note,
> what kernel are you running? By using "atyfb" you are using a frame
> buffer driver that will not give you accelerated video. You can get a
> fresh new kernel and compile some of the ATI modules into the kernel and
> thus get acceleration. I can't remember what driver your computer would
> use, but would certainly be either the "r128" driver or the "aty" one
> (not "atyfb"). And in order to get real acceleration you also need
> latests XFree86 releases.
>
> Try that and let me know how it goes. Sincerely,...
>
>
> Juan.
>
> On Saturday, January 5, 2002, at 03:27 PM, Jungho Kim wrote:
>
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I just installed YDL2.1 on my stock Wallstreet 233 (only upgrade is a 20G
> IBM Travelstar hard-drive). Everything is up and running, however, there
> is a problem with the video settings. During the install, the monitor
> and graphics card were detected correctly. I selected 16bit color and
> 1024 x 768 resolution, however, after I reboot and go into Linux, the
> screen is all messed up. Specifically, I have multiple desktops on the
> display (it looks like multiple desktops of 640 x 480) and the color is
> only 256. I then restarted and pass the following args to the kernel
> from BootX (as advised in the installation guide)
> video=atyfb:vmode:10
>
> This improved the display somewhat (less desktops, now only 1 complete
> and couple partial), but the color was just as bad. I tried different
> values for the arguments. With video=atyfb:vmode:12 there is no change,
> with video=atyfb:vmode:14 the resolution is corrected, however, there are
> now big black vertical lines down the display. I have read on the list
> other people have had similar problems, however, their hardware was
> different and no solution was presented. Does anyone know what kernel
> args to pass BootX at startup to correct this problem?
> regards,
>
> Jungho Kim
>
>
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