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Holly Bostick wrote: |
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> Aggelos schreef: |
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>>Is it possible to have framebuffer on console with the ATI RV280 |
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>>graphics card, while also getting 3D hardware acceleration when |
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>>switching to X? I am asking this because according to |
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>><http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_ATI_Drivers> we must remove Support for |
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>> framebuffer devices from the kernel. Aggelos. |
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> Looks like you didn't read the entry thoroughly; |
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Yes. You're right. |
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this quote is below the |
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> screenshot of the kernel config specifying no framebuffer support: |
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> "I have a Radeon 9500/9600 (not sure which) in a Dell Inspiron 8600 and |
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> was able to compile support for the framebuffer devices. I used the |
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> vesa-tng framebuffer device for getting fbsplash to work. I am running |
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> kernel 2.6.14-gentoo-r2. The program 'fglrxinfo' reports that I am |
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> getting 3D hardware acceleration." |
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> I myself have a 9800SE, and also use vesa-tng for fbsplash. Both |
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> fbsplash/framebuffer and fglrx work fine; aside from the fb console |
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> background, I can even play mplayer videos in the getty console, which |
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> is also a framebuffer operation as far as I know. I have heard that |
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> enabling the radeon framebuffer is a bad idea, though (it doesn't work |
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> well with the fglrx drivers). But stick to vesa or vesa-tng, and you |
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> should have no problems. I haven't, from 2.6.13 kernels up to my current |
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> (2.6.15-r7), and with fglrx versions from 8.8.whatever to my current 8.22.5. |
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Did you compile vesa-tng as module or in the kernel (if it matters) ? |
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I use linux-2.6.15-reiser4-r1 |
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(sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.15-r1 |
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sys-kernel/reiser4-gentoo-sources-2.6.15-r1) |
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As far as I can see, I have to select |
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"<*> Support for frame buffer devices" |
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for "VESA VGA graphics support" to appear as an option. |
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If I choose <M> for Support for frame buffer devices, I don't have the |
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VESA option available. Right? |
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Thanks. |
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Aggelos |
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