From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from solo.franken.de (p508455F9.dip.t-dialin.net [80.132.85.249]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFC35482A for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 17:43:34 -0700 (MST) Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 01:40:27 +0100 From: Thomas Bogendoerfer To: Arjen Hommersom Cc: Thibaut VARENE , parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] 0.9.3 on a graphics console Message-ID: <20020118014027.B4257@solo.franken.de> References: <117AF172-0904-11D6-AEFA-0030656F07A2@esiee.fr> <3C47ABFF.3090102@chello.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <3C47ABFF.3090102@chello.nl>; from arjenh@chello.nl on Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 06:00:47AM +0100 Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 06:00:47AM +0100, Arjen Hommersom wrote: > Ah, that works, linux is up and running now :) Upgrading to 2.4.16-32 > even allows me to use a graphics console, so thats all great. However, > i do not see the penguin while booting and XFree doesnt seem to work, so > i suppose the framebuffer device doesn't work (?) correct, FX cards aren't supported by the framebuffer device, because I don't have documentation for them. > I found in the mailinglist archive the thread "XFree86 on B180" that > suggests it might work if you treat this card as an 'artist graphics > card'. I'd be more than happy to test that if someone could give me some > details on how to do that. no way, I tried to treat my FX6 as something, which already works. But no luck. Thomas. -- Crap can work. Given enough thrust pigs will fly, but it's not necessary a good idea. [ Alexander Viro on linux-kernel ]