Messages in this thread | | | From | "Petr Vandrovec" <> | Date | Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:01:13 MET-1 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] matroxfb and mga XF4 driver coexistence... |
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On 11 Apr 01 at 14:55, Chris Meadors wrote: > > I would like to see this fixed as much as anyone (even complained to the > XFree people from SuSE last ALS). But I don't think the fix should be in > the kernel. XF4 needs to be fixed. The problem doesn't just effect the > maxtroxfb, but also the vgacon video mode selection.
But only users using matroxfb complains to me and/or to linux-kernel ;-) You know, it worked last week, but it does not work anymore today. And only thing I changed was kernel. So it must be in kernel...
> If I put anything other than "normal" or "extended" in the "vga=" line of > my lilo.conf the machine starts okay, but upon exiting X bad stuff
It is first time I see that other drivers than mga one has troubles.
> I don't use the matroxfb driver so this patch wouldn't help me, and is > also why I say XFree 4.0 needs to be fixed.
Buy matrox and use matroxfb. It will fix problem for you, then... Petr Vandrovec vandrove@vc.cvut.cz
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