PBG3Series and pre-R5:a lot further
I tried this XF86Config on my PB G3 Series, and although it starts up, it is still running in Open Firmware (non-accelerated mode).
Did you try running fbset -i while the Xserver is up?
I could be wrong, but it seems to me I remember reading somewhere that you can't run XF68_FBDev in accelerated mode when the console is running Ofb.
Xpmac is much faster than Ofb; try moving an open window around.
Hugh
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Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 23:17:48 +0100
From: "G. =?iso-8859-1?Q?Laur=E8s?=" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: PBG3Series and pre-R5: a lot furtherFinally, I got it !
XFBDev on PBG3 series, now the TFT screams ! I never though it would be that good.So it turns out that it was the lack of valid video mode that prevented XFBDev to work properly (actually, to display properly). Now I have the following
/etc/XF86Config:
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/etc/XF86Config# makes XF68_FBDev emulate Xpmac by using the current video mode # and the mac mouse. be sure to compile macintosh mouse # support into your kernel and to create /dev/adbmouse. # major=10 minor=10 # (Courtesy Brad Midgley <[email protected]>)Section "Files"
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I tried this XF86Config on my PB G3 Series, and although it starts up, it is still running in Open Firmware (non-accelerated mode).
Does the XFBDev out specifies it's using the ATY Rage PRO device, with acceleration enabled ?
If not, try video=atyfb:vmode:14,cmode:8,mclk:83 as a kernel argument, with unchecked "no video driver" box.
If you not see atyfb;ATY RageLT PRO in the boot sequence (and later in /var/log/dmesg) then there is a problem.
If you do see it, then XFBDev should report it's using the ATY chip, in acccelerated mode and things should go... lightning.
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Did you try running fbset -i while the Xserver is up?
I don't have fbset unfortunately, I think I have to grab it from G.U. site, yeah ?
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I could be wrong, but it seems to me I remember reading somewhere that you can't run
XF68_FBDevin accelerated mode when the console is running Ofb.
Sure.
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Xpmac is much faster than Ofb; try moving an open window around.
I wasn't able to make some use of Xpmac
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Doesn't work; I get the "psychedelic death screen". Strangely, if I set the mclk to 43, the display is still messed up but I can hear the machine continue to boot.
I don't think I've heard of anyone using atyfb successfully on a 300mhz PB G3 Series.
Hugh
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Batmensch a *crit :
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I tried this XF86Config on my PB G3 Series, and although it starts up, it is still running in Open Firmware (non-accelerated mode).
Does the XFBDev out specifies it's using the ATY Rage PRO device, with acceleration enabled ?
If not, try video=atyfb:vmode:14,cmode:8,mclk:83 as a kernel argument, with unchecked "no video driver" box.
If you not see atyfb;ATY RageLT PRO in the boot sequence (and later in
/var/log/dmesg) then there is a problem.
If you do see it, then XFBDev should report it's using the ATY chip, in acccelerated mode and things should go... lightning.Quoted 2 lines
Did you try running fbset -i while the Xserver is up?
I don't have fbset unfortunately, I think I have to grab it from G.U. site, yeah ?
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I could be wrong, but it seems to me I remember reading somewhere that you can't run
XF68_FBDevin accelerated mode when the console is running Ofb.Sure.
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Xpmac is much faster than Ofb; try moving an open window around.
I wasn't able to make some use of Xpmac
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