Re: aix7xxx and matrox fb problems on up2000
On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 10:50:39PM -0500, Jay Estabrook wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 06:43:23PM -0500, Tom Vier wrote:
> > could it be the aic7xxx driver? i've tried
> > 2.4.19 and 2.4.20-rc1. is it reliable?
>
> Make sure to use the "new" AIC7XXX driver, not the old one, which
> appears to be broken now in RC1-2.4.20.
yeah, i was using the new one. i'm pretty sure i fried the onboard
controller.
> > also, i have a REALLY weird fb issue. tty2 (or vc2, whatever you want to
> > call it) is screwed up. 1, 3, 4, etc. all work. but, when i switch to 2, my
> > monitor says invalid sync. this is from a fresh boot, before running x11. my
> > miata never did this, using this exact same card (matrox millennium II).
> >
> > has anyone ever seen anything like this?
>
> That is weird - which kernel does this happen with?
2.4.19 and 2.4.20-rc1 (i haven't tried others). if i use open -c 3; open -c
4, (for example), vc3 is fine, and i can alt-right-arrow to it just fine.
it's strictly vc2. when i have time this weekend, i'll have to try my old
rage128 card and see if the same thing happens.
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Tom Vier <tmv@comcast.net>
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