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? Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology A lost ounce of gold may be found, a lost moment of time never. ------------------------------------------------------------------------Received on Wed May 25 2005 - 16:26:01 UTC
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