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 1LOOJW-0005ir-AW for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:27:06 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 08DEAE03C6; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:27:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from rv-out-0708.google.com (rv-out-0708.google.com [209.85.198.242]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9C2AE03C6 for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:27:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by rv-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id b17so2371890rvf.46 for ; Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:27:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=Dfs7dMsw1jkS+V9Pa9/HntIA3dtZt7IcwJD/J5D4m+g=; b=bxYnHCtZd0gwmZN3gbjayvwOxa7YXI9Tahsy0R+zafFJJbyVGrE9LTtE5uCRQAOvSX dRdmKOhBbjAkatorwSBBLvdL2cjuRHMzYzyhDkgMVoYlf1ftt9MLwdzoNOf0bBYxojEC QZi6H5OOG7hv3QWQPhU6t/iRB2KyZumzvFGRc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=B7bqAc/DLJ2Yy6a9ZYxeeuyiqw8TXbKYJXlp0jRcshzL5wjjjv2JoAaZ3ZtTWpCUBs zAnZEeS/T9jDGiUE6ASebeqgwwy26CMfuhvcf7PfwQerdF4ADUNcOYR3q1Xqlt9fUECA ql7tfV6QVpcpe5WoHiDh0Bqf+fdADBtTqsOdQ= 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 Sender: paul.hartman@gmail.com Received: by 10.140.142.11 with SMTP id p11mr2073792rvd.276.1232249224444; Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:27:04 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <58965d8a0901171920y46962113p920c25d90df17e73@mail.gmail.com> References: <58965d8a0901152149j42177deel54e80429006813c@mail.gmail.com> <58965d8a0901152342m58875f5ane391ba34f12bfe1b@mail.gmail.com> <20090117183221.3b0eaa13@bellgrove.remarqs.net> <58965d8a0901171920y46962113p920c25d90df17e73@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:27:04 -0600 X-Google-Sender-Auth: e17d0c5c452cba14 Message-ID: <58965d8a0901171927q12cac290ocead4eb8409d9cc8@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: uvesafb - does it require use of initramfs/initrd? From: Paul Hartman To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 8715a96d-032e-48b9-8c57-1d501ac584f3 X-Archives-Hash: 06173711beacc6030cef10fec335e884 On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 6:32 PM, =BBQ=AB wrote: >> 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. >>> >>> 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=3D(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > title=3DGentoo Linux 2.6 > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz root=3D/dev/sda5 doscsi dodmraid nmi_watchdog=3D0 > rootfstype=3Dext4 video=3Duvesafb:1280x720p-59,mtrr:3,ywrap > I forgot to specify: the kernel setting CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=3D"/usr/share/v86d/initramfs" compiled v86d into the kernel, so it doesn't need to execute the /sbin/v86d