RE: 2.5.70 - Blank Screen with VESA VGA Framebuffer

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi James,<BR>
Thanx for your reply. I have attached my config file. I have tried all possible configurations (desparation ;) but it hasn't worked so far.&nbsp; (Same problem sometimes white screen (atyfb) and sometimes blank (vga=788)).<BR>
If you need more info or want me to try out something, please let me know.<BR>
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Regards<BR>
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Parag<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From:&nbsp;&nbsp; James Simmons [<A HREF="mailto:jsimmons@infradead.org">mailto:jsimmons@infradead.org</A>]<BR>
Sent:&nbsp;&nbsp; Fri 6/13/2003 00:27<BR>
To:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Parag Warudkar<BR>
Cc:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net<BR>
Subject:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] 2.5.70 - Blank Screen with VESA VGA Framebuffer<BR>
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&gt; I have a Sony VAIO laptop with ATI Mobility M1 AGP chip. I can use<BR>
&gt; XFree86 on 2.4.x if I enable VESA VGA Frame buffer and enable vga=788 on<BR>
&gt; kernel command line. With Kernel 2.5.70 after enabling VESA VGA<BR>
&gt; Framebuffer console and specifying vga= commandline, I just get a blank<BR>
&gt; screen just after the boot process starts and X doesn't work. (Garbled<BR>
&gt; screen). Without the vga= commandline, I get normal boot screen but X<BR>
&gt; needs the vga= option and doesn't work.<BR>
&gt;<BR>
&gt; I have tried everything but to no avail. Does anyone know what do I need<BR>
&gt; to do in order to get kernel 2.5.X working with Framebuffer console<BR>
&gt; (VESA VGA or atyfb) and vga=788? I tried video=atyfb but that too<BR>
&gt; doesn't work..<BR>
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What does your config file look like. Did you enable both Framebuffer<BR>
support and framebuffer console support?<BR>
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