From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michel =?ISO-8859-1?Q?D=E4nzer?= Subject: Re: [Xpert]PPC -- XFree86 (ati) support for 1280x854-16 with Radeon Mobility M7 LW (new Apple Titanium)? Date: 06 Aug 2002 12:02:21 +0200 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <1028628142.1097.569.camel@tibook> References: <20020806063014.91902.qmail@web13001.mail.yahoo.com> <1028617305.3298.55.camel@turbulence.megapathdsl.net> <1028618001.3298.68.camel@turbulence.megapathdsl.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from netline-be1.netline.ch ([195.141.226.32]) by usw-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 17c1AZ-0004qF-00 for ; Tue, 06 Aug 2002 03:02:27 -0700 In-Reply-To: <1028618001.3298.68.camel@turbulence.megapathdsl.net> Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: xpert@xfree86.org Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net [ CC: to linux-fbdev-devel as this should also cover some of your questions there ] On Tue, 2002-08-06 at 09:13, Miles Lane wrote: >=20 > What's the status with XFree86 support for the new > 800MHz Titanium PowerBook? Every time I have tried > to start the XFree86 HEAD ati driver, it locks up > my machine. >=20 > I have tried starting the server at 8bpp, disabling > accelleration and forcing PCIMode. =20 >=20 > XFree86 -configure gave me the following (commented out > lines removed): >=20 > Section "Device" > Identifier "Card0" > Driver "ati" > VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc" > BoardName "Radeon Mobility M7 LW" > BusID "PCI:0:16:0" > EndSection >=20 > dmesg (SuSE 2.4.16-npmac kernel): >=20 > radeonfb: ref_clk=3D2700, ref_div=3D12, xclk=3D36675 from OF > radeonfb: Failed to detect DFP panel size > Using unsupported 1280x854 ATY,Crown_A at bc008000, depth=3D8, pitch=3D12= 80 > Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 160x53 > fb0: Open Firmware frame buffer device on > /pci@f0000000/ATY,CrownParent@10/ATY,Crown_A > no framebuffer address found for > /pci@f0000000/ATY,CrownParent@10/ATY,Crown_B You need a newer kernel. > fbset: >=20 > mode "1280x854-85" > # D: 100.000 MHz, H: 75.758 kHz, V: 84.740 Hz > geometry 1280 854 1280 854 8 > timings 10000 16 16 16 16 8 8 > rgba 8/0,8/0,8/0,0/0 > endmode This is from OFfb and thus bogus. > Should the radeonfb driver enable the XFree86 fbdev driver=20 > to operate at 16 bpp? Where can I get the latest/best=20 > radeonfb code? Recent benh kernel or at least 2.4.18. > What are the pros and cons of using fbdev verses the XFree86 ati driver? All cons, no pros really. The 4.2.0 or later ati/radeon driver should work with Option "UseFBDev" if you're running radeonfb. You'll have to provide a 1280x854 mode definition (fbset -x). If you want DRI, you need to get the current DRI CVS. --=20 Earthling Michel D=E4nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf