Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 12:14:14 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@efn.org> To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=F8ren_Schmidt?= <sos@sos.freebsd.dk> Cc: regnauld@deepo.prosa.dk, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: current on notebook (as of Oct 3) Message-ID: <19971006121414.55841@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> In-Reply-To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=3C199710061834=2EUAA00372=40sos=2Efreebsd=2Edk=3E=3B_fro?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?m_S=F8ren_Schmidt_on_Mon=2C_Oct_06=2C_1997_at_08=3A34=3A3?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?2PM_%2B0200?= References: <19971006092117.47291@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> <199710061834.UAA00372@sos.freebsd.dk>
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Søren Schmidt scribbled this message on Oct 6: > In reply to John-Mark Gurney who wrote: > > Søren Schmidt scribbled this message on Oct 6: > > > In reply to Philippe Regnauld who wrote: > > > > John-Mark Gurney writes: > > > > > > > > > next, I would like to know how to get 80x30 on my notebook back.. > > > > > right now when I try to set the mode, vidcontrol reports: > > > > > Cannot set videomode: Device not configured > > > > > > > > Same here. This is since 2.2.x, I can't get 80x30 on the laptop. > > > > > > Wierd, I just tried it on my notebook, it works just fine both 80x30 > > > and 80x60. > > > > > > The only reason I can think of is that the check_modetable_for_sanity > > > function, somehow is discarding the modetable in the video BIOS, why > > > I cant tell offhand, but with a verbose boot the table is dumped so > > > it should be possible to inspect and compare with what the check > > > function wants... > > > > well.. I posted the -v boot from the kernel.. do you need it again?? > > ERhm, not really, I pointed you at where to look :) ok.. after looking at the code for a while.. (and that was after I searched for check_modetable_for_sanity :) )... and I found NO function that does what you talk about... the closest is in scinit where it compares the bios mode table to what is in vgaregs, which is earlier read in from the VGA registers... now, if you have a better idea what the problem is, please tell me... -- John-Mark Gurney Modem/FAX: +1 541 683 6954 Cu Networking Live in Peace, destroy Micro$oft, support free software, run FreeBSD
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