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...

quoted

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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