Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 17 Oct 2003 13:10:32 +0200 | From | "Carlo E. Prelz" <> | Subject | Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: FBDEV 2.6.0-test7 updates. |
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Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: FBDEV 2.6.0-test7 updates. Date: ven, ott 17, 2003 at 12:49:38 +0200
Quoting Benjamin Herrenschmidt (benh@kernel.crashing.org):
> Not sure what's up here. The driver is quite passive regarding > the mode for other VCs, it sort of expect the fbcon layer do pick up > the default mode and use it for other consoles. I'm not sure what's > wrong here. > > In a more general way, I really lack the ability to change the console > size with fbset like I could do with 2.4. I don't know if James revived > that feature in his latest patches though. The stty thing isn't very > reliable imho. Especially on monitors that don't like the standard > modedb.
fbset really does a great mess, if mixed up with stty. It took me almost an hour to find the right combination. Now, I have a stable system, apart from the fact of having to do blind termnal setup for each VC...
> > And on a similar topic, could you write a couple of examples about how > > to use the parameters included in radeon_base.c? I am thinking > > especially of the "mirror" and "monitor_layout" parameters, that I > > believe would allow me to use the two or three video outputs of the > > card independently. I currently read > > I have to see what I'll do of these parameters first. For now, the > driver only really use the first head. I haven't yet implemented support > for the second one, though it's on my list of things to do.
Aha... So, from what you know, is there any possibility (fb, X, X with ATI drivers, anything else) to use the video output (or the second head) of radeon cards under Linux? And have you tried your drivers with 2 cards (one PCI and one AGP)?
And in all cases, why is parameter "mode" not working? If I could set 1280x1024-32@60 from Lilo, most of my problems would be solved...
Carlo
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