How to get the console in 128x30 (1024x480) on a Sony Picturebook PCG-C1XD (NeoMagick VideoCard)
for the latest 2.4 linux kernel (2.4.34) !



  The described process below works for Kernel 2.4.34. This relates the email exchange I had with Jose Lopez. We missunderstood each other first, and he believed the PCG-C1VE patch I had corrected was also working for PCG-C1XD. After discussions, we found a patch, developped by Jeff Gerard (web site gone not, but archived), corrected it, tested it and ... it worked !
If you have questions contact me at nicolas_henry [(]At})] orange.fr

So here is the 2.4.34 PCG-C1XD frame buffer console patch.

get Kernel 2.4.34.
wget http://www2.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/linux-2.4.34.tar.bz2

unzip,untar
bunzip2 linux-2.4.34.tar.bz2
untar -xvf linux-2.4.34.tar

Configure the kernel (make menuconfig) with the following options. (For whatever reason, Jose notes the patch is only working if you patch AFTER having selecting the right options...strange ! Maybe this is messing up the config file).
Console Drivers /
   VGA Text console : YES
   Video Mode Selection : YES
   Frame Buffer Support : YES
   Neomagic Display support (EXPERIMENTAL) : YES

Patch the Kernel :
patch -p0 <neofb-picturebook-2.4.34.patch

Compile, install, and please add into /etc/lilo.conf the following line :
append="video=neo:picturebook"

which would call the neo driver for FrameBuffer support

ENJOY !		  

Ok ... now return to the linux page