Re: My Matrox G200 died with 2.5.51
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From: James Simmons <hidden>
Date: 2002-12-20 18:58:40
I compiled the new 2.5.51 kernel and enabled the new framebuffer with the VESA generic driver. My system is a Slackware 8.0. My graphic card was a Matrox G200 and the resolution of fb console was 1024 X 768, 16M of colors (0x318). When I rebooted with my new kernel, i noted that fb didn't work well (when i switched from a tty to another, some parts of the first tty were "pasted" to the second). When I rebooted, my Matrox G200 died definetly. I've made something wrong or it's an fb's bug? If it is a bug, I hope to have been helpful. see you,
Your card died :-( Sounds like your hardware bit the dust. The VESA code isn't able to kill any cards as it depends on the BIOS to do the right thing. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: The Best Geek Holiday Gifts! Time is running out! Thinkgeek.com has the coolest gifts for your favorite geek. Let your fingers do the typing. Visit Now. T H I N K G E E K . C O M http://www.thinkgeek.com/sf/