[Intel-gfx] X not starting - Output VGA disconnected message on DH55HC VGA output

Emmanuel eallaud at gmail.com
Tue Jan 26 23:14:13 CET 2010


Mark Knecht a écrit :
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 12:40 AM, Florian Mickler <florian at mickler.org> wrote:
>   
>> On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:56:00 -0800
>> Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>>> With fbcon disabled in the kernel the console still goes black so it
>>>> must be something else having to with frame buffer support that I've
>>>> not turned off yet? However I think we're making headway because drm
>>>> is clearly finding reasonable resolutions for the two monitors that
>>>> are hooked up.
>>>>         
>> Hi Mark!
>>
>> I think there is a misunderstanding...
>>
>> for kms you need:
>>
>>     
> <SNIP>
>   
>> drm_i915 needs this to display the console. so you have to set this to yes or make shure the module is loaded or you get a blank screen at bootup until x starts.
>>
>>
>>
>> hth,
>> Flo
>>
>>     
>
> Florian,
>    THANKS SO MUCH! I am now writing intel-gfx from my Intel DH55HC
> motherboard running a Core i5-661 processor and Gentoo Linux/XFCE4.
> You're help was invaluable, as were the inputs from others in this
> thread.
>
>    I will have to document how I got it going - kernel configs,
> compiler stuff, xorg.conf files, etc., but for now I'm up and
> functional so I can start using the machine.
>
>    Again, thanks to EVERYONE who took the time to answer, and
> referring back to one of Gordon's comments I'm happy to help you guys
> understand how it's working, performance, etc.
>
> Cheers,
> MarK
>   
Hi Mark, glad to see it finally worked out! ;-)
Bye
Manu



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