no video after linux 2.4.18 kernel compile! help!

[tshen83]

Hi, all:
I just compiled a bzImage using the kernel 2.4.18 source code, and my machine boots up but has no video!!! I can still remotely log on to the server using FTP, SSH, or TELNET, but i can't do that on the machine itself. Please help..

My Complete system spec:
Pos Compaq 5304 which includes:
SIS 5301 chipset (or something like that)
Cyrix MII-366Mhz mmx
onboard 8MB AGP!
onboard sound
2 Realtec 8139 NICs
128MB of ram

I am compiling using the default Slackware 8.0 install and the 2.2.19 kernel.

Below I will list all the kernel options I chose for the compile, please pinpoint my mistakes (i have tried to compile kernels at least a dozen times, but none succeded. Must be something wrong with my config!)

Code Maturity level options -none

Loadable module support -ALL in kernel (not modules)

Processor type and feature -Pentium MMX and SMP support

General setup: Networking, PCI, PCI device name database, Sstem V IPC, Sysctl support, Kenerl support for a.out, ELF, MISC binaries, and Power management support (all in kernel, no modules)

MTD: none

Parallel port: none(I can add it later when I first see the video working, but for simplicity, i didn't use it)

PnP- PnP support, (didn't use ISA support, b/c i have no ISA card)

Block devices-normal PC floppy support

Multi-dev support -none , i have no raid

Networking options: packet socket, unix domain sockets, tcp/ip networking, IP:multicasting

Telephony support none

ATA/IDE: ATA support, Enhanced IDE/disk support, include IDE/ATA2 disk support, Generic PCI IDE chipset support, Sharing PCI IDE interrupts support, Generic PCI busmaster DMA support, Use PCI DMA by default, SIS5513 support

SCSI support -none
Fusion -none
I20-none

Network device support- network device support, Dummy net driver support (M), Ethernet (10/100) support, EISA< VLB< PCI and onboard controller support, Realtec 8139 PCI eth support

Amateur radio -none
IrDa -none
ISDN -none
old cdrom drivers -none
input core support-none(the keyboard and mouse support are for USB HID?)

Character devices(probably problematic section!)
virtual terminal, support for console on virtual terminal, Standard serial support, Unix98 PTY support, 256 Max num of Unix98 PTYs in use, no I2C support, no Mice(doesn't matter at this pt), no joystick, no watchdog, /dev/agpgard(apg support), and Generic Sis support.

multimedia devices -none

File Systems (also probably problematic section!)
DOS FAT fs support (M), MSDOS FAT fs support (M), VMSDOS(M)
VFAT(M), Virtual memory file system support, NTFS(M) , /proc file system, /dev/pts file system, second extended fs support, none selected in network file systems, none in partition types, none in native language support

console drivers - VGA text console, Video mode selection support both enabled

Sound -none selected

USB -none selected

Kernel hacking -none

The above configuration are basically all *, compiled directly into the kernel, unless specified with (M). Can anyone help me and tell me what's wrong with it? and which options I can leave off?

Thanks a ton. (reminder, the comp boots, and it works remotely login, but not locally, b/c no video on the monitor)

Sorry about the long post, and thanks in advance for all the help!!!

 

[FUBAR]

Are you passing a vga= something parameter to the kernel? If so, do a search (or browse back) for the thread I started a week ago on the same subject... console issues after compile

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

when compiling a kernel, the idea is to include only the options you need. building every option into the kernel monolithically is absurd, will only cause you problems, and defeats the purpose of building a new kernel. why are you making a new kernel anyways?

(if i'm understanding your post wrong, let me know)