From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jurriaan Subject: Re: why does radeonfb work fine in 2.6, but not in 2.4.29-pre1? Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:27:35 +0100 Message-ID: <20041129202735.GA20940@middle.of.nowhere> References: <20041128184606.GA2537@middle.of.nowhere> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 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 1CYs7c-0005lN-DD for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:27:44 -0800 Received: from smtp-vbr2.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.22]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CYs7b-0001iw-BD for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:27:44 -0800 Received: from zeeotter.xs4all.nl (zeeotter.xs4all.nl [80.126.31.149]) by smtp-vbr2.xs4all.nl (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id iATKRdR9098439 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:27:40 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jurriaan@rivierenland.xs4all.nl) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041128184606.GA2537@middle.of.nowhere> 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="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Jurriaan Date: Sun, Nov 28, 2004 at 07:46:06PM +0100 > The same radeonfb-setup works fine in every 2.6 kernel I can remember > (last tested with 2.6.10-rc2-mm3) but give the dreaded 'cannot map FB' > in 2.4.29-pre1. > > The card has 128 Mb of ram, and my system has 3 Mb of RAM. I mean 3 Gb, of course. Sorry about that. This means I got high memory. I'd love to know what difference 2.4 and 2.6 have in this regard. Jurriaan -- The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children. Linus Torvalds Debian (Unstable) GNU/Linux 2.6.10-rc2-mm3 2x6078 bogomips load load 0.31 ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/