From: Matthew Wilkins <wilco@wilco.dyn.ml.org>
  To  : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
  Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 13:14:01 -0400

Re: Problems with ATI Mach64 Driver...

Quoth Isaac Connor (iconnor@penultima.ml.org):
> 
> 
> > 
> > >  error: kgifb_set_var: Unsupported bpp '8'
> > 
> > insmod fbcon-cfb8 ?  
> > 
> > More specifically, the kernel needs fbcon-cfb8 in it (compiled in or as
> > a module) before 8 bit modes will work.  Similiarly for 16 etc...
> 
> 
> That's a good thought, but the insmod SHOULD complain with undefined
> symbols if that module is not loaded.  At least it does on my systems.  
> 
> That's a good suggestions though.  I find that I need to have all of the
> fbcon modules installed,
> 
> fbcon-cfb2, 4, 8, 16 , 24, 32, mfb, vga
> 
> Isaac Connor

yup, it probably means you didn't enable fbcon-cfb8 at all (neither as a module
or compiled into the kernel).  Please post any more results (good or bad :)
      
MW	

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Matt Wilkins
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