From: Jon M. Taylor <taylorj@ecs.csus.edu>
  To  : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
  Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 20:28:52 -0700 (PDT)

Re: still no KGICON working...

On Fri, 21 Aug 1998, teunis wrote:

> Umm... here's my CONFIG_FB section....
> 
> # Console drivers
> #
> CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
> CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
> CONFIG_FB=y
> CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
> CONFIG_FB_VGA=y
> CONFIG_FB_VESA=y

	You don't need this one.  Maybe it is causing problems. 

> CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
> CONFIG_FB_MDA=m
> CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL=m

	Try using 'n' until you get things working. 

> CONFIG_FBCON_ADVANCED=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_MFB=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB2=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB4=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB8=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB16=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB24=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB32=y
> # CONFIG_FBCON_AFB is not set
> # CONFIG_FBCON_ILBM is not set
> # CONFIG_FBCON_IPLAN2P2 is not set
> # CONFIG_FBCON_IPLAN2P4 is not set
> # CONFIG_FBCON_IPLAN2P8 is not set
> # CONFIG_FBCON_MAC is not set
> CONFIG_FBCON_VGA=y
> # CONFIG_FBCON_FONTWIDTH8_ONLY is not set
> CONFIG_FBCON_FONTS=y
> CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y
> CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
> CONFIG_FONT_SUN8x16=y
> CONFIG_FONT_SUN12x22=y
> CONFIG_FONT_6x11=y
> CONFIG_FONT_PEARL_8x8=y
> CONFIG_FONT_ACORN_8x8=y
>  
> (I didn't figure there were any probs with the fonts)
> I'm now running 2.1.117...  any other info needed?
> 
> VGA driver (I've gone -nowhere- near KGIcon here) inserted with mode
> (640,400,1bpp,all else default) results in a pretty black screen with
> occasional data appearing as I switch VT's.  Looks like it's not rendering
> properly.

	You did use con2fbmap (or the 'insert' script), right?  Just
checking.... 

> I'm using timelist/VESA monitor driver at the moment because I'm -really-
> paranoid about which monitor I should use and am playing it safe...

	Try using monosync [S]VGA.  That's what I use. 

Jon

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