> Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 13:25:43 -0500 > From: Eric Anderson <anderson_at_centtech.com> > > 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_at_es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634Received on Wed May 25 2005 - 17:00:37 UTC
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