From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: [PATCH] neofb patches Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 08:54:47 +0800 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <200404280854.47596.adaplas@hotpop.com> References: <408EF0D9.6000403@undead.cc> <20040428002919.GG22495@guug.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BIdLa-0001ID-HV for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 17:54:46 -0700 Received: from snickers.hotpop.com ([38.113.3.51]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BIdLZ-00038c-2k for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 27 Apr 2004 17:54:45 -0700 Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [38.113.3.103]) by snickers.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id F0EDF722D9 for ; Wed, 28 Apr 2004 00:09:18 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <20040428002919.GG22495@guug.org> Content-Disposition: inline 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="us-ascii" To: Otto Solares , John Zielinski Cc: Linux Frame Buffer Device Development On Wednesday 28 April 2004 08:29, Otto Solares wrote: > On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 07:46:33PM -0400, John Zielinski wrote: > > An added bonus is that if you have multiple video cards or a dual head > > configuration with each head on a different fbx device the 5,255 device > > would figure out which console you are on when you start the program and > > use the appropriate fb device. Once the radeon dual head code gets > > written I'll have to try to start X on fb0 (head 1) and leave the fbcon > > running on fb1 (head two). > > I was wondering if it is possible currently (kernel 2.6.5) to > have 2 differents video cards in 2 differents VCs and in 2 > differents fbdev's. I have an old trident pci card and one > radeon agp card. I want to run X (Xfbdev) in the trident one > and mesa-solo in the radeon one, is that possible? how? > Yes, I've tried that in 2.5.x, assuming nothing broke in between. You need a utility to map which console to which fbdev (con2fbmap?). However, you can't use them simultaneously (switching to one console inactivates the other), that's for the ruby project. Tony ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click