From: Kiko Piris <kernel@pirispons.net>
To: James Simmons <jsimmons@infradead.org>
Cc: Xan <DXpublica@telefonica.net>,
Zack Winkles <winkie@linuxfromscratch.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6.1] fbdev console: can't load vga=791 and yes vga=ask!
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 21:03:45 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040129200345.GA1876@pirispons.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0401272331410.19265-100000@phoenix.infradead.org>
On 27/01/2004 at 23:37, James Simmons wrote:
> > In 2.6.1 I could use framebuffer through vesafb just with that parameter
> > (vga=795, ie. 1280x10224 16M).
>
> This is very strange.
Well, back home again and I've been able to do some tests.
vesafb boots fine with 2.6.2-rc2, just I have to specify the parameter
suggested by Zack Winkles : "vga=0795 video=vesafb:ywrap,pmipal,mtrr"
> Give it a try. If you have problems use my patch at
>
> http://phoenix.infradead.org/~jsimmons/fbdev.diff.gz
>
> > Althoug, I would prefer to use radeonfb instead of vesafb (radeonfb
> > turns off my monitor and vesafb does not).
> >
> > Anyone with a Radeon 9200 does use radeonfb ? If yes, any special boot
> > parameter?
>
> Try my newest patch. It has a updated radeon driver.
I tried the patch you mention here:
http://phoenix.infradead.org/~jsimmons/fbdev.diff.gz
against 2.6.1 (it does not apply to 2.6.2-rc2) and it does not work for
me. I can only use 640x480. Any other resolution I try results in an
usupported frequency for my monitor.
My graphics card is:
# lspci -s 01:00.1 -v
01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5d44 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Unknown device 18bc:0171
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 32
Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Memory at e5010000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Please let me know if I can try anything else. I'll be very glad to test
it (so I can use radeonfb, because as I said, I prefer it over vesafb).
TIA.
--
Kiko
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-01-29 20:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-01-27 0:53 [2.6.1] fbdev console: can't load vga=791 and yes vga=ask! Xan
2004-01-27 4:06 ` Zack Winkles
2004-01-27 12:24 ` Xan
2004-01-27 13:19 ` Kiko Piris
2004-01-27 17:59 ` Xan
2004-01-27 22:59 ` Kiko Piris
2004-01-27 23:37 ` James Simmons
2004-01-29 20:03 ` Kiko Piris [this message]
2004-01-28 0:39 ` Xan
2004-01-29 12:06 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2004-01-29 12:44 ` Xan
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