Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 16:26:11 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Evren Yurtesen <yurtesen@ispro.net.tr> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3.1 splash screen resolution Message-ID: <19990314162611.A357@marder-1.localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990314154904.4041A-100000@turkey.ispro.net.tr>; from Evren Yurtesen on Sun, Mar 14, 1999 at 03:49:35PM %2B0200 References: <19990314133409.C269@marder-1.localhost> <Pine.BSF.3.96.990314154904.4041A-100000@turkey.ispro.net.tr>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sun, Mar 14, 1999 at 03:49:35PM +0200, Evren Yurtesen wrote:
> well maybe the problem is about your graphics card?
> for example my old S3 1mb graphic cards does not support 640x480
> either...
>
I agree, this seems the most likely cause. I'm curious though as
to why I don't see a boot message about not being able to switch
video modes, as mentioned in the doc.
The docs for the card do actually mention that to run some DOS
progs it is necessary to load the VESA BIOS extensions TSR.
> On Sun, 14 Mar 1999, Mark Ovens wrote:
>
> > Another possible cause of error is that the video driver finds it
> > unable to switch video modes on your video card and splash_bmp.ko
> > is failing. Run the `dmesg' command and see if it shows something
> > like "...video mode switching is only partially supported..."
> > among boot messages. There is no fix for this at the moment. Sorry.
> >
--
FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org
My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov
_______________________________________________________________
Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK
CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry
mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?19990314162611.A357>