From: Marcus Sundberg <mackan@stacken.kth.se>
  To  : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
  Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 20:56:32 +0000

Re: Console Drivers -- Question Re: Linux 2.2 series

Brent Fulgham wrote:
> After further experimentation and based on input from Dean Wilson I was able
> to get everything to run successfully using 301 mode.
> 
> I have very little understanding of graphics hardware, and can't explain why
> starting the vesafb in one mode vs. another would impact the successful
> startup of the kgicon module.  I suppose that I could try compiling without
> the vesafb in the kernel -- perhaps that would allow the kgicon module to
> load without problems.
> 
> Can anyone shed light on this?  I wonder if the problem is in the "monitor"
> autodetecting.  If I try to start the vesafb driver in a higher-resolution
> (say 1024x768 at 16bpp) I get a very messy screen, which looks suspiciously
> like a monitor timing thing.
> 
> Comments?

If you have VesaFB running on a card and then try to insert a KGI
driver for the same card success is just a lucky coincidence.
Having two kernel drivers banging on the same hardware at the same
time is as asking for trouble.

I don't understand why everyone talks about compiling out vesafb though.
If it is compiled in, just don't use it.

//Marcus
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