From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LOLn3-0003zq-Ot for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:45:26 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 504BBE0484; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:45:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2619FE0484 for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:45:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D632646AD for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:45:23 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -3.413 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.413 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=0.186, BAYES_00=-2.599, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-1] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id W2P6v4ZVSM6D for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:45:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 727D8646A3 for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:45:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LOLmt-0000ab-0F for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:45:15 +0000 Received: from adsl-074-247-065-157.sip.msy.bellsouth.net ([74.247.65.157]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:45:14 +0000 Received: from boxcars by adsl-074-247-065-157.sip.msy.bellsouth.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:45:14 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: =?UTF-8?B?wrtRwqs=?= Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd? Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:32:21 -0600 Organization: none Message-ID: <20090117183221.3b0eaa13@bellgrove.remarqs.net> References: <58965d8a0901152149j42177deel54e80429006813c@mail.gmail.com> <58965d8a0901152342m58875f5ane391ba34f12bfe1b@mail.gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: adsl-074-247-065-157.sip.msy.bellsouth.net X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 3.6.1 (GTK+ 2.12.11; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Sender: news Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 010560dd-e666-4857-8830-62feeb81af1a X-Archives-Hash: 8a7fd526f783073362ab5747acbea7ef On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:42:30 -0600 Paul Hartman wrote: > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Paul Hartman > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Does anyone here use uvesafb? I followed the instructions to install > > uvesafb from this page: > > > > http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/uvesafb/ > > > > However, it does not work. Is it required to use initrd in order to > > use uvesafb? (because I don't use it...) > > > > the 80x25 looks absolutely horrible and I'd love to have something > > usable without needing to be in X. I have an nvidia geforce 9600GT > > card using the latest nvidia-drivers, and am on amd64 if it matters. >=20 > I'm ashamed to admit I made the most basic mistake. I compiled uvesafb > as a module. Oops! Compiled it as "Y" instead of "M" and now I have a > pair of Tux sitting atop my kernel boot screen and no more 80x25 > horror. :) You mean you are now successfully using uvesafb *without* an initrd or initramfs? Spock's site says you need v86d, and I don't know how else to get it. If I boot a kernel without it, uvesafb doesn't work for me. --=20 =C2=BBQ=C2=AB Kleeneness is next to G=C3=B6delness.