From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Nathanael D. Noblet" Subject: Re: Re: [directfb-users] Framebuffer woes... Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:11:41 -0700 Message-ID: <1129749102.25223.7.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <1129687824.25556.32.camel@localhost.localdomain> <4355D310.1060203@gmail.com> <4355E708.1000702@t-online.de> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1ESJLl-0003qD-VY for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:11:46 -0700 Received: from shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net ([24.71.223.10] helo=pd4mo3so.prod.shaw.ca) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1ESJLk-0002dc-Jd for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:11:45 -0700 Received: from pd3mr8so.prod.shaw.ca (pd3mr8so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.24]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IOM00MCPFZJ0V50@l-daemon> for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:11:43 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pn2ml3so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.147]) by pd3mr8so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IOM00MH2FZI9A10@pd3mr8so.prod.shaw.ca> for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:11:43 -0600 (MDT) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (S010600119576abd3.gv.shawcable.net [24.69.163.8]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.18 (built Jul 28 2003)) with ESMTP id <0IOM0050CFZIBS@l-daemon> for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:11:42 -0600 (MDT) In-reply-to: <4355E708.1000702@t-online.de> Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: Knut Petersen Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, directfb-users@directfb.org On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 08:26 +0200, Knut Petersen wrote: > Hi Nathanael, >=20 > >>I have a VIA EPIA board. It has a built in Trident graphics adapt= er. The > >>problem I'm having is that when I try to get it to run, the lcd O= SD > >>throws up an error message about 'Out Of Range', sometimes blanki= ng the > >>screen, sometimes not. > >> > >> =20 > >> >=20 > What kind of Epia? I suppose Epia 800 or Epia 5000. If that=C2=B4s = the case,=20 > disable > tridentfb and enable the cyblafb driver included in the 2.6.14-rc k= ernels. >=20 > >>mode "1024x768-76" > >> # D: 78.653 MHz, H: 59.949 kHz, V: 75.694 Hz > >> geometry 1024 768 1024 768 16 > >> timings 12714 128 32 16 4 128 4 > >> rgba 5/11,6/5,5/0,0/0 > >>endmode > >> > >> =20 > >> > Add > video=3Dcyblafb:1024x768,bpp=3D16,ref=3D76 > to the kernel command line. If that does not help immediately, use > video=3Dcyblafb:1024x768,bpp=3D16,ref=3D76,verbosity=3D2 vga= =3D0x317 > and send complete dmesg output after booting as well as lspci -vv o= utput. >=20 > There will be a lot of debugging output, be sure to use a big enoug= h > buffer size for kernel messages. >=20 > >>All of those (regardless of depth (8,16,24) all produce 'out of r= ange' > >>problems. > >> > >> =20 > >> > tridentfb timing calcualtion was broken in 2.4 kernels and is broke= n for=20 > 2.6 kernels, > at least for the cyberblade/i1. Well thank you SOO much. I'm not done yet, but those messages are gon= e. I will continue testing & working on this, if I run into more problem= s or bugs I'll post any feedback/information I have. --=20 Nathanael D. Noblet Gnat Solutions, Inc http://www.gnat.ca/ T 250.385.4613 C 250.383.4613 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Power Architecture Resource Center: Free content, downloads, discussions, and more. http://solutions.newsforge.com/ibmarch.tmpl