From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 25 19:00:37 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 769FA16A41C; Wed, 25 May 2005 19:00:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from postal1.es.net (postal1.es.net [198.128.3.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B6F143D1D; Wed, 25 May 2005 19:00:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from ptavv.es.net ([198.128.4.29]) by postal1.es.net (Postal Node 1) with ESMTP (SSL) id IBA74465; Wed, 25 May 2005 12:00:36 -0700 Received: from ptavv (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server) with ESMTP id 95FAC5D07; Wed, 25 May 2005 12:00:36 -0700 (PDT) To: Eric Anderson In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 25 May 2005 13:25:43 CDT." <4294C327.2070806@centtech.com> Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 12:00:36 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" Message-Id: <20050525190036.95FAC5D07@ptavv.es.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, delphij@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [CALL FOR TESTERS] VESA High Resolution Console support from DragonFly X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 19:00:37 -0000 > Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 13:25:43 -0500 > From: Eric Anderson > > Kevin Oberman wrote: > > I have now completely updated my system (IBM T30 with Radeon M7 7500 > > graphics) to current with the patches applied. I am loading vesa a boot > > time. > > > > I see all of the graphics modes (about 30 of them), but am unable to > > enable them. I get either: > > vidcontrol: Setting video mode: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > or > > vidcontrol: cannot activate raster mode: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > > > depending on the mode selected. If I get the first message, it is almost > > instantaneous. If I get the second, the display blanks for several > > seconds before the message comes out. > > > > Any suggestions Should I build the kernel with vesa as opposed to loading > > the module? > > I'm using the vesa module, and it works fine. Did you add the > SC_PIXEL_MODE line to your kernel config before rebuilding? Thanks, Eric. I'll be away from my desk for a bit to get lunch and have "moron" tattooed on my forehead. :-) How many FreeBSD systems do I have that I have SC_PIXEL_MODE on? Almost all of them. I guess I pulled it from this system because it didn't support a graphics console and then I forgot all about it. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634