Re: [rdice@pobox.com: Re: Xfree 4.0.2 driver module problem for ATI R128 (unstable) (Debian Bug report logs - #81007)]
Richard Dice wrote:
> > Can't you try with 2.2.17 again?
> [and]
> > Did you by chance enable the New Input Layer in the 2.2.18 kernel?
>
> This is somewhat moot -- before receiving your email, I had created
> yet-another 2.2.18 kernel and installed it, and now the mouse is working
> fine.
>
> Still, I was/am curious, so I checked my new .config file, and I
> couldn't see an option in there that seemed to correspond to the
> New Input Layer. I tried poking around by a few other means to
> (checking out the help docs on the various config options, rgrep
> "New Input Layer") and still didn't see it.
grep INPUT .config should show you the options related to the new input layer.
> It's very important for me to be able to have simultaneous display.
> I do a lot of teaching, training and speaking at conferences, and I'd
> _much_ rather be able to project Linux onto the big screen than
> Windoze. :-) [My hardware is fine -- I can get simultaneous display
> working without a hitch on my Win98 boot.]
>
> I just tried it with the ati driver as well, and it doesn't seem to be
> able to handle simultaneous displays, either. Is there a driver that
> does?
No. The former r128 driver has been merged into the ati driver. There's no
other driver which has knowledge about your graphics chip.
> If I have to buy a new video card for my laptop in able to get
> this feature, then I will.
If you could exchange it...
> (If I have to switch to a non-free X server, then I will do this, too,
> though I'd prefer to just get a new video card, even if the price is higher
> this way.)
A commercial X server might be a solution, don't know.
> One minor problem: When I leave X and go back to text tty & console,
> my laptop screen is a _lot_ dimmer than it was before. Might this
> be a function of using the new ati driver? (I didn't notice this when
> I was using the r128 driver.)
Not likely, as it's basically the same driver. BTW setterm or some other tool
might help making the console lighter.
> Regarding the original problem with the r128 driver provided in the 4.0.2
> debs and its unresolved symbols, might this be fixed if I just "apt-get
> source xfree86-xserver" and compile this on my own machine? (Just a
> thought.)
Very unlikely.
BTW I wonder what the pattern behind this problem is, as it works on my PPC
machine? Is it architecture or Debian specific?
Michel
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Earthling Michel Daenzer (MrCooper) \ CS student and free software
enthusiast
Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc,i386) user \ member of XFree86 and The DRI Project
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