From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: Dual screen framebuffer development advice Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 04:01:54 +0800 Message-ID: <200412100401.56026.adaplas@hotpop.com> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 (Exim 4.30) id 1CcUUY-0005RV-5T for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 09 Dec 2004 12:02:22 -0800 Received: from smtp-out.hotpop.com ([38.113.3.71]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CcUUW-0008Fd-8u for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 09 Dec 2004 12:02:21 -0800 Received: from hotpop.com (kubrick.hotpop.com [38.113.3.103]) by smtp-out.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id F0DFB1278213 for ; Thu, 9 Dec 2004 20:01:54 +0000 (UTC) Content-Disposition: inline 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" To: Andrew Walrond , linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net --- Andrew Walrond wrote: > On Monday 22 Nov 2004 22:14, Antonino A. Daplas > wrote: > > On Tuesday 23 November 2004 05:35, Andrew Walrond > wrote: > > > > > > I've got this working nicely now. I have a > recent agp nvidia card and an > > > old pci matrox millenium in this dual opteron > machine running 64bit > > > linux. I boot into a console on the matrox using > the built-in matroxfb > > > driver, then startx which runs on the nvidia > card using the nv driver. I > > > can then work on my fb application in X, viewing > the output on the second > > > monitor via the matrox card. Nice! > > > > I've just done a bk pull from linus and build a new > kernel (was using post rc2 > before) and now this nice scheme (see above) fails > to work: > > When I 'startx', the X log complains about no core > keyboard, my usb keyboard > stops responding and both screens go blank. I can > only get access by ssh from > another machine. > > Nothing changed other than kernel; using same > .config. > > If I boot on rivafb console instead of matroxfb, > startx and keyboard work > fine. > > Before I start hunting down the problem; Do any > recent changes spring to mind? -rc3 is bug-fix only, so no, I can't think of any changes in fbdev/fbcon that will cause your problem, unless someone submitted changes without passing through this list. Anyway, here's linus' changelog between rc2 and rc3. o fbdev: Fix for using >16 pixel wide font in fb console*** o fbdev: Support for bigger than 16x32 fonts in softcursor o fbdev: Support for bigger than 16x32 fonts in rivafb cursor o fbcon: Disable fbcon cursor if vt softcursor is enabled*** o fbdev: Allow mode change even if EDID block is not found o fbdev: Fix cursor in doublescan mode in atyfb o fbdev: Fix typo in atyfb o fbdev: Change the find_mode behavior*** o rivafb: fix broken burst length calculation o fbdev: Fix screen corruption in neofb o fbdev: Fix lockup when switching to/from X/console o fbdev: Fix module_param in rivafb o fbdev: Fix crash if fb_set_var() called before register_framebuffer()*** o fbdev: fix wrong colors at 16 bpp in tridentfb *** affects core fbcon/fbdev layer Tony ------------------------------------------------------- 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/