public inbox for linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
From: Linda Walsh <lkml@tlinx.org>
To: Francois Romieu <romieu@fr.zoreil.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: device support VGA compat Matrox MGA G200ew
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:07:27 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4E1CD3AF.5070602@tlinx.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110712222600.GA6207@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com>



Francois Romieu wrote:
> Linda Walsh <lkml@tlinx.org> :
> [...]
>   
>> The only other Matrox G200 related option under the DRM support, but it
>> says it requires /dev/agpgart to be enabled.  I know the computer doesn't
>> have an AGP 'slot' (the card is built-in), but is is possible AGP
>> would still be the choice for the interface?
>>     
>
> Yes. lspci should list an AGP bridge.
>   
----
ok...then that's not the case.

It's a built-in graphics on a server, so it's not meant to be fancy..
just provide a basic console.

> See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1505532
>
> X seems to know the G200eW. It may help you figuring if
> drivers/video/matrox/* (see matroxfb_base.c for the IDs) can be made
> to work with this revision or not.
>   
----
    hmmm...  so might be a matter of the driver not recognizing the card's
specific id? 
> No idea if in-kernel DRM support still works. Imho it will fly like
> a brick.
>   
---
    yeah, well w/o agp, it's a non-issue.  I.e., it flew like lead brick.



      reply	other threads:[~2011-07-12 23:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-07-12 21:15 device support VGA compat Matrox MGA G200ew Linda Walsh
2011-07-12 22:26 ` Francois Romieu
2011-07-12 23:07   ` Linda Walsh [this message]

Reply instructions:

You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:

* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
  and reply-to-all from there: mbox

  Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style

* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
  switches of git-send-email(1):

  git send-email \
    --in-reply-to=4E1CD3AF.5070602@tlinx.org \
    --to=lkml@tlinx.org \
    --cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
    --cc=romieu@fr.zoreil.com \
    /path/to/YOUR_REPLY

  https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html

* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
  via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox