Re: Problems with aty128fb and 2.6.xx

On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 05:40:36PM +0000, James Simmons wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > Aty128fb in 2.6.3 and earlier doesn't work as it should for me.
> > First, when CONFIG_VESA=Y I cannot load module aty128fb.
> 
> You can load the module. You need to use the con2fb utility to map the 
> consoles to that framebuffer device.
> 
> > Second, if VESA support is not compiled in I got black screen when switch
> > to another console. I used to use mode 1024x768-75. (128x76)
> 
> ??? What is your config like? What do you mean by switching to another 
> console.

I'm sorry to bother you, it's OK now.
Framebuffer was set by:
for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8; do
	/usr/bin/open -c $i -- /usr/bin/fbset -fb /dev/fb/0 -depth 16 1024x768-75
done

Adding -w resolves problems.

> > Third, it is still slow.
> 
> Its unaccelerated. It needs hardware acceleration.

ATI 128 Rage Pro has hardware acceleration. What else is required?
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