Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 09 Nov 1999 10:29:17 +0100 | From | Gregoire FAVRE <> | Subject | Re: ATI |
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Brad Douglas wrote: > > I would have sent this to the list as well, but I just get the digest > version and I haven't exactly taken the time to figure out how to reply to > messages from the digest on the list ;).
You could just write to l-k.
> >From what you're describing, what you're doing seems right unless there's a > conflict with the pseudo-dual-head thing you have going. If you get a > chance this week, could you boot with only the R128 driver and see if it > works? I'm interested in the results.
I have just compiled one 2.3.26 with only aty128fb and got almost "garbage" on the screen at the initialisation of the aty128fb and the boot process hangs. But I don't know how to give the parameters to the kernel ? Something like (with lilo): 2.3.26 video=aty128fb:mode???
> Right now, the R128 driver is experimental and little is supported at the > moment. The two of us that are working on it also have busy day jobs. > > Now that I have gotten my excuses out of the way, let me give you the > rundown: > As of the code that's in the kernel, only unaccelerated modes are supported. > All resolutions and bit depths should be OK, less maybe 15bpp (I have > noticed some tearing in the display at 1024+ resolutions, but that is going > away with the next patch). Fonts are not supported yet, either. > > The next patch will be quite an improvement. There will be some > acceleration and stability should be greatly increased. I just have one > more big bug to smash before I release it for testing. Oh, I'll also be > adding a bit of debug code, so I can better follow the errata.
Great, and maybe just addind one little doc for atyfb and aty128fb (not much, just the usage) would be tremendous :-)
> With that said, I'm going to spend quite a bit of this coming weekend to > liberating that bug and I'll throw in a PCI ATI card and see what kind of > results (or lack thereof) I can get.
So I am near sure in a near future I'll be able to use my two monitors ;-)
> Thanks for checking out the driver,
Thanks you very much for helping me and writing the driver!
Please, don't cc to me: I am on the list...
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