From: Jim Hague <jim.hague@acm.org>
To: Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>
Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: New API and X option UseFBDev
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 14:57:58 +0100 (BST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <XFMail.20030909145758.jim.hague@acm.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030909100849.GA17091@iliana>
On 09-Sep-2003 Sven Luther wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 07:49:55AM +0100, Jim Hague wrote:
>> I have a problem when I try and run X (Debian 4.2.1-11 20030829103906). My
>> config uses the Glint driver with UseFBDev true, and works fine on 2.4.22.
>> [....]
>> It's occurred to me that maybe this just doesn't work and I need an updated
>> fbdevhw. Do I? Or should it really Just Work?
>
> I think the glint driver is hardcoded to expect amiga hardware when
> using pm2 with fbdev. Just don't use the usefbdev option, and everything
> should be fine.
>
> the glint driver does not really support usefbdev anyway, only as a
> hacky workaround for amigas with cybervision/bvision graphic board.
Unfortunately, I do rather think I need to use UseFBDev. Hardware is
Graphics Exxtreme, x86, BTW. Without, things just don't work properly -
something isn't quite right with the mode set by X, and you can't switch back
to the console. Well, you can try, but it seems to hang the kernel.
I'm currently using UseFBDev on 2.4, for the same reasons. I will keep on
digging.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-09-09 13:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-09-09 6:49 New API and X option UseFBDev Jim Hague
2003-09-09 9:21 ` Michel Dänzer
2003-09-09 13:53 ` Jim Hague
2003-09-09 10:08 ` Sven Luther
2003-09-09 13:57 ` Jim Hague [this message]
2003-09-09 16:40 ` Sven Luther
2003-09-09 22:59 ` Jim Hague
2003-09-10 4:52 ` Sven Luther
2003-09-10 9:52 ` Jim Hague
2003-09-10 9:58 ` Sven Luther
2003-09-10 10:48 ` Jim Hague
2003-09-10 10:55 ` Sven Luther
2003-09-12 18:16 ` James Simmons
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