Re: [Linux-fbdev-users] intelfb on 82852/855GM and cursor problem

[Sylvain M. <syl...@wo...>]

    Hi Stanislav,

Stanislav Semakin a =E9crit:

>Hello,
>
>For those who are on the:
>
> intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled ( LVDS port ).  Disabling mode switc=
hing.
> intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
>
>stage read this: http://www.xfree86.org/~dawes/intelfb.html
>and svga.txt in the kernel source documentation. I managed to start
>video mode needed, but with tricks: I had to define this
>
>#define CONFIG_FB_VESA_STD
>
    I think you don't have to set it by hand but enable in menuconfig=20
Device Driver / Graphics Support / Console Display driver support /=20
Video mode selection support.

>
>in the beginning of the arch/i386/boot/video.S file. Without it I couldn=
't
>start video mode via "vga=3D" or etc. though I played a lot with all
>that stuff described in svga.txt, the definition I used is not mentioned
>in svga.txt. What was wrong?
>
>Ok, now I have it running but my dmesg is full of
>
>the cursor was killed - restore it !!
>
>and there is no cursor in console (without X started). I tried turning o=
ff hardware
>cursor support, didn't help, could you suggest what to do next?
>
    It's caused by X which silently change the hw cursor (and don't=20
reinit it) . If you turn off hw cursor the message will go off. And yes=20
there a cursor in console, the blinking underscore at the bottom of your=20
window :-)

>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Regards,
>Stas
>
Regards
Sylvain