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>Can you switch the mode manually from the command line with fbset?<br><br>Using fbset did not help:<br><br>debian:~# fbset -v 1024x768-60<br>Linux Frame Buffer Device Configuration Version 2.1 (23/06/1999)<br>(C) Copyright 1995-1999 by Geert Uytterhoeven<br>Opening frame buffer device `/dev/fb0'<br>Reading mode database from file `/etc/fb.modes'<br>Using video mode `1024x768-60'<br>Setting video mode to `/dev/fb0'<br>debian:~# <br>After giving the above command when I git Ctrl-Alt-F1 I see some garbage (random graphic color) and it seems as if the console freaked out. Pressing Ctrl-Alt-F7 (returning to GDM) gets back everything to normal. I tried 800x600 also but same results.<br><br>> So you are saying that the lxfb boots fine at 800x600@60? Have you tried<br>> any other modes? <br>What I meant was I can only see the UGLY (normal) screen during the boot process if I don't pass any parameters. No it does not work on 800x600@60 and 640x480@60 either. Sorry for the confusion.<br><br>Please let me know if posting any other config file may help resolving this issue.<br><br>Thank you very much for your time.<br><br>Kushal Koolwal<br><br>I do blog at http://blogs.koolwal.net/<br><br><br><br>______________________<br><table style="height: 24px; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Tahoma,san-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 153, 204);"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=EML_WLHM_GreaterGood" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;"><img style="border-style: none;" src="http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w2/ltr/i_charity.gif" alt="i'm"></a> EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD</td></tr></tbody></table><br><br>> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:28:17 -0600<br>> From: jordan.crouse@amd.com<br>> To: kushalkoolwal@hotmail.com<br>> CC: linux-geode@bombadil.infradead.org<br>> Subject: Re: Geode lxfb framebuffer not working<br>> <br>> On 11/06/08 11:11 -0700, Kushal Koolwal wrote:<br>> > <br>> > Hi,<br>> > <br>> > I can't seem to get the "lxfb" framebuffer on my Debian system with 2.6.25-4 kernel. The screen goes blank (with some green lines at the top part) during the boot and then I get my regular GDM login screen. I am passing the parameter "video=lxfb:1024x768@60" in my GRUB file and I have compiled this into the kernel:<br>> > CONFIG_FB_GEODE=y<br>> > CONFIG_FB_GEODE_LX=y<br>> > # CONFIG_FB_GEODE_GX is not set<br>> > # CONFIG_FB_GEODE_GX1 is not set<br>> > <br>> > Here is a part of my dmesg:<br>> > [ 0.192221] lxfb 0000:00:01.1: 32768 KB of video memory at 0xe0000000<br>> > [ 0.212916] fb0: Geode LX frame buffer device<br>> > <br>> > If I don't pass any parameter the system boots with the default 80x25 console. <br>> <br>> So you are saying that the lxfb boots fine at 800x600@60? Have you tried<br>> any other modes? Can you switch the mode manually from the command line<br>> with fbset?<br>> <br>> Jordan<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Jordan Crouse<br>> Systems Software Development Engineer <br>> Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.<br>> <br></body>
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