2.5.70 - Blank Screen with VESA VGA Framebuffer

I have a Sony VAIO laptop with ATI Mobility M1 AGP chip. I can use
XFree86 on 2.4.x if I enable VESA VGA Frame buffer and enable vga=788 on
kernel command line. With Kernel 2.5.70 after enabling VESA VGA
Framebuffer console and specifying vga= commandline, I just get a blank
screen just after the boot process starts and X doesn't work. (Garbled
screen). Without the vga= commandline, I get normal boot screen but X
needs the vga= option and doesn't work.

I have tried everything but to no avail. Does anyone know what do I need
to do in order to get kernel 2.5.X working with Framebuffer console
(VESA VGA or atyfb) and vga=788? I tried video=atyfb but that too
doesn't work.. 

Regards

Parag


-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.net email is sponsored by:  Etnus, makers of TotalView, The best
thread debugger on the planet. Designed with thread debugging features
you've never dreamed of, try TotalView 6 free at www.etnus.com.

I have a Sony VAIO laptop with ATI Mobility M1 AGP chip. I can use
XFree86 on 2.4.x if I enable VESA VGA Frame buffer and enable vga=788 on
kernel command line. With Kernel 2.5.70 after enabling VESA VGA
Framebuffer console and specifying vga= commandline, I just get a blank
screen just after the boot process starts and X doesn't work. (Garbled
screen). Without the vga= commandline, I get normal boot screen but X
needs the vga= option and doesn't work.

I have tried everything but to no avail. Does anyone know what do I need
to do in order to get kernel 2.5.X working with Framebuffer console
(VESA VGA or atyfb) and vga=788? I tried video=atyfb but that too
doesn't work.. 

What does your config file look like. Did you enable both Framebuffer 
support and framebuffer console support? 



-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.NET email is sponsored by: eBay
Great deals on office technology -- on eBay now! Click here:
http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5