From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 10:19:48 -0600 From: Grant Grundler To: Joel Soete Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Message-ID: <20030615161948.GA12995@dsl2.external.hp.com> References: <03f301c3309e$f0c78740$d908f3d8@uvsolutions> <20030613043356.GA7265@dsl2.external.hp.com> <3EEC9AC2.5070106@tiscali.be> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <3EEC9AC2.5070106@tiscali.be> Subject: [parisc-linux] Re: HP C180 video card Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 04:11:46PM +0000, Joel Soete wrote: > I tried to use a "PGX64 alias Rage xl " pluged in the first slot of my > b180L. It seems to be well supported by kernel 2.4.21 (modeprobe > ati128fb; # modules were well loaded). cool - that's a good first step. I don't know where to go from there. > But no success to make XFree86 > works (fbset /dev/fb0 not found) Maybe it's as simple as "mknod /dev/fb0 ..." ? if the driver loads without complaining, I'd expect fbset command to work too. > and even when I change console path to > graphics(1[a]) I never reach to obtain boot prompt on the screen (which > never seems to recieve init signal?). PDC/IODC/STI won't know anything about the Rage XL card. There's no way you can use that as a console. > I do not understand, it seems to be a common pci gfx card? any idea? I don't either really. Just guessing. grant