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From: Grant Grundler <grundler@parisc-linux.org>
To: Joel Soete <joel.soete@tiscali.be>
Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org
Subject: [parisc-linux] Re: HP C180 video card
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 10:19:48 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030615161948.GA12995@dsl2.external.hp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3EEC9AC2.5070106@tiscali.be>

On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 04:11:46PM +0000, Joel Soete wrote:
> I tried to use a "PGX64 alias Rage xl " pluged in the first slot of my 
> b180L. It seems to be well supported by kernel 2.4.21 (modeprobe 
> ati128fb; # modules were well loaded).

cool - that's a good first step. I don't know where to go from there.

> But no success to make XFree86 
> works (fbset /dev/fb0 not found)

Maybe it's as simple as "mknod /dev/fb0 ..." ?
if the driver loads without complaining, I'd expect fbset command
to work too.

> and even when I change console path to 
> graphics(1[a]) I never reach to obtain boot prompt on the screen (which 
> never seems to recieve init signal?).

PDC/IODC/STI won't know anything about the Rage XL card.
There's no way you can use that as a console.

> I do not understand, it seems to be a common pci gfx card? any idea?

I don't either really. Just guessing.

grant

       reply	other threads:[~2003-06-15 16:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <03f301c3309e$f0c78740$d908f3d8@uvsolutions>
     [not found] ` <20030613043356.GA7265@dsl2.external.hp.com>
     [not found]   ` <3EEC9AC2.5070106@tiscali.be>
2003-06-15 16:19     ` Grant Grundler [this message]
2003-06-16 10:07       ` [parisc-linux] Re: HP C180 video card Joel Soete
2003-06-21 14:24       ` [parisc-linux] ATY RAGE XL progress or Dino gscpci bridge pb?[was: Re: HP C180 video card] Joel Soete
2003-06-21 14:24       ` Joel Soete
2003-06-23  5:04         ` [parisc-linux] " Grant Grundler
2003-06-23 11:18           ` Matthew Wilcox
2003-06-23 16:00             ` Joel Soete
2003-06-24  3:46               ` Grant Grundler
2003-06-24  4:04               ` Grant Grundler
2003-06-24  3:44             ` Grant Grundler
2003-06-24  8:01               ` Alan Cox
2003-06-25  9:43               ` Joel Soete
2003-06-25 19:21                 ` Grant Grundler

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