Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:08:54 +0100
From:      "Johan Hendriks" <Johan@double-l.nl>
To:        "Andreas Davour" <ante@Update.UU.SE>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: VESA option in 6.3?
Message-ID:  <57200BF94E69E54880C9BB1AF714BBCB5DDB7F@w2003s01.double-l.local>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.64.0802070159230.5299@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE><47AB0CCB.9030000@student.utwente.nl> <Pine.LNX.4.64.0802071549250.27640@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
>> Andreas Davour wrote:
>>
>>> I just tried to compile my kernel with 'options VESA' and 'device=20
>>> vga', according to the instructions from 'man 4 vga'.
>>>=20
>>> When I did it with 6.2 it worked, but now 'make buildkernel' tells
me=20
>>> VESA is an unrecognized option. How come?
>>
>> I built a kernel with that for 6.3-RELEASE and it works just fine.=20
>> That is to say, the kernel builds, installs, boots and runs. But VESA

>> itself is another story because I still can't change the syscons=20
>> resolution with vidcontrol and the screensavers don't work either.
>>
>> Perhaps you can send me your kernel config file?

>Sure, here it is (it is a bit verbose, since I have not deleted stuff):

># UPHEAVAL kernconf, based on GENERIC 6.2

>machine		amd64
>cpu		HAMMER
>ident		UPHEAVAL

....snip

You are using amd64 now, there is no option VESA support for amd64.

Regards,
Johan Hendriks





Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?57200BF94E69E54880C9BB1AF714BBCB5DDB7F>