matroxfb and mga XF4 driver coexistence...
Quoted 5 lines · Chris Meadors
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...
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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.
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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 [email protected]
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Quoted 5 lines · Chris Meadors
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.
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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...
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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 think he's referrig to the matrox cards. I have mentioned this happening to me in this list. I've a G450, if I use anything other than 'normal', going in and out of X makes my text console go blank. I don't use the frame buffer, by the way.
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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...
If the problem occurs whithout the frame buffer on, the problem seems to be on the X server.
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Rafael
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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...
I thought I had seen at least one other complaint on l-k about seeing the problem in text mode.
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I think he's referrig to the matrox cards. I have mentioned this happening to me in this list. I've a G450, if I use anything other than 'normal', going in and out of X makes my text console go blank. I don't use the frame buffer, by the way.
Yes, sorry I didn't make this clear. I have a Matrox G400.
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If the problem occurs whithout the frame buffer on, the problem seems to be on the X server.
Exactly. That is what I'm saying. I've seen the problem with the returning to VESA text modes from XFree 4.0 anytime I use the hallib, with 2.2 and 2.4 kernels. If I compile an X server without the hallib it's fine (G450 users don't have that option, and I like my dual head).
If X changes the mode upon starting it should put it back when it is done.
-Chris
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If the problem occurs whithout the frame buffer on, the problem seems to be on the X server.
Exactly. That is what I'm saying. I've seen the problem with the returning to VESA text modes from XFree 4.0 anytime I use the hallib, with 2.2 and 2.4 kernels. If I compile an X server without the hallib it's fine (G450 users don't have that option, and I like my dual head).
If X changes the mode upon starting it should put it back when it is done.
Of course, but if we can fix the problem by making the kernel smaller, what possible motive could you have for opposing it other than 'but it doesn't solve _my_ problems!' ?
Good luck,
Jurriaan
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Of course, but if we can fix the problem by making the kernel smaller, what possible motive could you have for opposing it other than 'but it doesn't solve _my_ problems!' ?
Agreed. The only thing I was thinking, was if the kernel is doing the right thing now, it shouldn't be forced to work around a bug in XFree. By not "fixing" the kernel, the XFree team would be forced to do the right thing.
As for me, I'm going to see about getting the matroxfb working, so if the patch goes in I'll be able to use a nice 132 character wide terminal again. And I'm getting addicted to dual head in X, might be fun on the console too.
-Chris
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