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Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:56:09 -0500 (EST) From: Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@...ervon.org> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: [REGRESSION 2.6.23] no vga console and no messages For some reason I can't see and don't know how to debug, in 2.6.23 on my server I don't get the vga console, but only get the dummy console. I also noticed that the documentation is wrong and the Kconfig file is confused; it's impossible to not have DUMMY_CONSOLE set, because at least one of PROM_CONSOLE and VGA_CONSOLE must not be y. Normally (maybe only due to the fact that "dummycon" sorts before "promcon", "sticon", and "vgacon"), it actually only stays active if your real console doesn't also get initialized. This isn't my problem, AFAICT (my kernel panics if I disable DUMMY_CONSOLE, presumably for lack of any console at all); it's just misleading. I'm not seeing anything in dmesg to indicate why VGA+ isn't getting registered successfully, or anything to suggest it is trying to be, nor do I see anything in a 2.6.22 boot about why that seems to work. Any suggestions on further things to try? I haven't tested anything newer than 2.6.23.x, but I looked through the git history and didn't find anything that looked relevant, or even anyone who might know about it. -Daniel *This .sig left intentionally blank* -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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