From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sven Luther Subject: Re: tdfx & multiple voodoo cards : supposed to work ? + Mach64Gx question. Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 07:49:40 +0100 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20031030064940.GC2115@iliana> References: <20031029093653.GA4626@iliana> <20031029182532.GA1662@dreamland.darkstar.lan> <20031029195627.GA13626@iliana> <20031029202544.GA8953@dreamland.darkstar.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 1AF6dE-0002wC-00 for ; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:50:08 -0800 Received: from smtp8.wanadoo.fr ([193.252.22.23] helo=mwinf0804.wanadoo.fr) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AF6ct-0005Av-Fa for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:49:47 -0800 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031029202544.GA8953@dreamland.darkstar.lan> 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="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Kronos Cc: Sven Luther , linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 09:25:44PM +0100, Kronos wrote: > Il Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 08:56:27PM +0100, Sven Luther ha scritto: > > On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 07:25:32PM +0100, Kronos wrote: > > > Il Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 10:36:53AM +0100, Sven Luther ha scritto: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I have had a report of someone trying to use two voodoo cards on a > > > > pegasos/ppc motherboard, and it freezing the kernel (2.4.22 kernel) > > > > > > > > Is the tdfx fbdev supposed to be able to handle dual card setups, or not ? > > > > > > No, the driver has a statically allocated fb_info. It will blow up. > > > > Ok, thought so, i am not sure though. > > BTW, looking at 2.6 it seems that the driver will work with multiple > cards. Static vars have been removed so this problem is solved. I'm not > sure that the driver itself can handle more than one card though. Give > it a try. I don't have the hardware directly, and i was reluctant to upgrade the pegasos patches to 2.6.x, since i heard that radeonfb was causing some trouble. And i only have a radeon 9000, a matrox millenium II that i can work on this box. BTW, i had had reports from Chris Tillman about what seems an fbdev failure on his 9500 powermac with 2.4.22 kernels. The pci greaphic cards declares to be a Mach64GX, and lspci gives : 00:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc. Bandit PowerPC host bridge (rev 02) 00:0f.0 VGA comppatible controller: ATI Technolgies Inc 210888GX [Mach64 GX] (rev 02) 00:10.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc. Grand Central I/O (rev 02) 00:0f.0 Class 0300: 1002:4758 (rev 02) Flags: stepping, medium devsel, IRQ 25 Memory at 81000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) Any idea on what is going on here (the kernel works, but there is no video output). Friendly, Sven Luther ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/