Re: [gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd?

[Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Paul Hartman
<paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 6:32 PM, »Q« <boxcars@gmx.net> wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:42:30 -0600
>> Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Paul Hartman
>>> <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>
> Well you need the initramfs stuff is configured in the kernel as
> stated in the instructions at his website, but I'm not (not have I
> ever) used the initrd. My grub config (possibly wordwrapped by gmail)
> is:
>
> default 0
> timeout 10
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>
> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda5 doscsi dodmraid nmi_watchdog=0
> rootfstype=ext4 video=uvesafb:1280x720p-59,mtrr:3,ywrap
>

I forgot to specify: the kernel setting

CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="/usr/share/v86d/initramfs"

compiled v86d into the kernel, so it doesn't need to execute the /sbin/v86d