[SWLUG] Matrox FB problems....

[Gareth Bowker]

On Tue, 2004-02-24 at 18:05, Tim Shapcott wrote:
> I have been having problems with my framebuffer console....
> 
> The problem is, it will only run at 640 x 480, no matter what vga options I 
> set in lilo. Also, I get a big white bar at the top of the screen next to Tux 
> during bootup, which then disappears. I have tried all manner of different 
> options in kernel config. 

IIRC, the vga options only relate to non-fb modes. Try using fbset to
set your framebuffer up instead. "man fbset" should give you all the
info you need.

Gareth