> Well, I tried it, and I got uvesafb working (that's way better than no > FB at all), but I can't get it to work properly. It seems uvesafb is > not paying attention to: > > % grep '^options' /etc/modprobe.d/uvesafb > options uvesafb mode_option=1920x1200-32@75 scroll=ywrap > > I've tried other resolutions, no frequency specification, and several > other combinations, and I always get: You could try some of the options documented here: http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/fb/uvesafb.txt Maybe vbemode:x Force the use of VBE mode x. The mode will only be set if it's found in the VBE-provided list of supported modes. NOTE: The mode number 'x' should be specified in VESA mode number notation, not the Linux kernel one (eg. 257 instead of 769). HINT: If you use this option because normal <mode> parameter does not work for you and you use a X server, you'll probably want to set the 'nocrtc' option to ensure that the video mode is properly restored after console <-> X switches. -- damjan
