Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 19:16:33 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Stefano Riva <sriva@alice.it> Cc: "Gandalf T. Grey" <gandalf24@hotmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3 Questions for 3.2-RELEASE Setup on Thinkpad 560X Message-ID: <19991018191633.B322@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19991018184450.00b11950@relay.alice.it> References: <19991018150610.48729.qmail@hotmail.com> <3.0.5.32.19991018184450.00b11950@relay.alice.it>
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On Mon, Oct 18, 1999 at 06:44:50PM +0200, Stefano Riva wrote: > At 08.06 18/10/99 PDT, you wrote: > > 1. I can't use a 640x480 splash screen even with VESA support > > compiled into the kernel. At boot, I see the VESA module load, > > but the splash screen display still fails with error 19. > I see the same problem with my ATI card if I try to load a bitmap other than 320x200. It is probably because, like the ATI cards, the VBE (VESA BIOS Extensions) are not built in but are loaded via a driver. Unfortunately this is going to be a DOS TSR program and so is no use in FreeBSD. Sorry. > Try "vidcontrol -i mode". It'll show you the video modes supported by > FreeBSD with your hardware. If the VESA module is loaded and you don't see > VESA modes... > > --- > > Stefano Riva > Systems & Network Administrator > Informazioni Editoriali I.E. Srl > Voice +39-02283151, Fax +39-0228315900 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. OBSOLETE: Any computer you own. ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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