[LAU] 2.6.29-rt1 BootupVideo Mode, more

[David Baron]

>Made the kernel, booted fine. Once I got into the graphics kde4. The text-
>mode bootup was completely kerlbooey!

>So what might I place in my lilo.conf to get this straightened out (using an 
>older matrox mila g200 at 1200x1065)? Currently has vga=6.

This stuff was in the logs. Very interesting. How to get this stuff to Ingo?

Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg03 base=00000e8000 
size=0000000800 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg03 base=00000e8000 
size=0000000800 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg03 base=00000e8000 
size=0000000800 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg03 base=00000e8000 
size=0000000800 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg03 base=00000e8000 
size=0000000800 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:01 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg03 base=00000e8000 
size=0000000800 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel: [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
Apr  1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel: [drm] Initialized mga 3.2.1 20051102 on minor 
0
Apr  1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg00 base=0000000000 
size=0000020000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg01 base=0000020000 
size=0000010000 write-back
Apr  1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg02 base=00000e0000 
size=0000004000 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg03 base=00000e8000 
size=0000000800 write-combining
Apr  1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel: agpgart-via 0000:00:00.0: AGP 1.0 bridge
Apr  1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel: agpgart-via 0000:00:00.0: putting AGP V2 
device into 1x mode
Apr  1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel: pci 0000:01:00.0: putting AGP V2 device into 
1x mode
Apr  1 13:35:03 d_baron kernel: [drm] Initialized card for AGP DMA.
Apr  1 13:35:04 d_baron kernel: platform mga_warp.0: firmware: requesting 
matrox/g200_warp.fw
* * * [snip]
Apr  1 13:35:04 d_baron kernel: [drm:mga_warp_install_microcode] ERROR mga: 
Failed to load microcode "matrox/g200_warp.fw"
Apr  1 13:35:04 d_baron kernel: [drm:mga_do_init_dma] ERROR failed to install 
WARP ucode!: -2
Apr  1 13:35:05 d_baron kernel:   get_mtrr: cpu0 reg03 base=00000e8000 
size=0000000800 write-combining