[NTLUG:Discuss] Video problem after memory upgrade

[Douglas Scott]

On Saturday 01 January 2005 01:59 pm, Kevin Brannen wrote:
> Douglas Scott wrote:
> >I have a rather strange problem.  I decided to upgrade my RAM from 512M to
> > 1G. I went to Fry's and bought an additional 512M DIMM.  It is the same
> > type as the other DIMM, 512M PC3200 DDR.

[munch]

> Yep, you're being hit by the framebuffer stuff.  Sigh...I can't decide
> if the FB code is worth the effort as it seems to cause so much trouble
> to people.  (IMHO of course :-)
>
> On the boot line (of grub or lilo), put "vga=normal" and see if that
> helps.  That option should turn the FB off.  There may be a FB code
> (mode) that will allow it to work for you, but I've always found it
> easier just to turn the thing off.
>
> HTH,
> Kevin
>
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Yes.  That fixed it.  I also discovered that giving mem=512M as a boot 
argument will also fix it, although that sort of defeats the purpose of more 
memory.  But then I am in the process of decomissioning this drive anyway.  I 
was setting up a new drive that would dual boot into XP and wanted to upgrade 
some hardware before I actually activated it.

Incidentally the frame buffer problem occured on Mandrake 9.1 using kernel 
version 2.4.21.0.13.  I also tried Suse 9.1 using a 2.6 kernel and this 
problem didn't happen.

-- 
Doug Scott
Arlington, Tx