From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Petr Vandrovec" Subject: Re: Framebuffer console not working with matroxfb on 2.6 Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 13:32:58 +0200 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <3D0DC5E58F9@vcnet.vc.cvut.cz> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net 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 1C8Gyk-0005X8-9R for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 04:32:38 -0700 Received: from mailgw.cvut.cz ([147.32.3.235]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1C8Gyj-0002fc-MQ for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 04:32:38 -0700 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: Michal 'hramrach' Suchanek Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net On 17 Sep 04 at 10:51, Michal 'hramrach' Suchanek wrote: > > It is not matroxfb's bug, it is how fbcon works in 2.6.x, it uses > > only drivers which existed at a time fbcon was loaded... Usually > > people find it by trial & error, or they ask... > > > > You can also grab > > http://platan.vc.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/linux/matrox-latest/matroxfb-2.6.9-rc2.gz, > > with it you should be able to use modular matroxfb. > > It does not apply to my (2.6.8.1) kernel. But since it works when No big surprise as it is for 2.6.9-rc2, as name says... You can pick up older versions if you want... > However, I still get a minor problem with the driver. > When I switch between the default 640x480-60 mode and 1024x768-85 mode > the 1024x768 gets interlaced, with completely different timings. I have > to use fbset to restore it to 1024x768-85. It will work with patch above. Petr ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php