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