Radeonfb patch for new radeon mobility cards ie. x700 should be included in the genpatches ( at least 2.6.18-series kernel ) so the framebuffer works also in newer laptops. (patch author Solomon Peachy) http://www.shaftnet.org/~pizza/radeonfb-atom-2.6.18-v6a.diff Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Include radeonfb support in kernel 2. recompile kernel and install 3. assign kernel command line option "video=radeonfb:1280x800" 4. reboot Actual Results: Framebuffer will not kick in. Expected Results: Framebuffer should be activated with 1280x800 resolution I installed patch over gentoo-sources-2.6.18-r6 and it applied cleanly, tested it with my laptop ( Acer aspire 5021WLMi, ati radeon x700 with RV410 chipset ) and framebuffer works now.
Created attachment 107350 [details, diff] The patch itself
Get this accepted upstream, please. http://dev.gentoo.org/~dsd/genpatches/faq.htm