Re: Still can't get accelerated console with aty128fb!
On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, Renaud Dreyer wrote:
> > Renaud, try fbset -depth 8.
> >
>
>
> I tried that but I get a blank screen and:
>
> fbcon setup: no support for fontwidth 8
> fbcon setup: type 0 (aux 0, depth 8) not supported
>
> Same at depths 16 and 24, even the .config for my kernel has:
>
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB8=m
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB16=m
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB24=m
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB32=y
These must al be yes.
> P.S. Which of the precompiled fonts:
>
> CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
> CONFIG_FONT_SUN8x16=y
> CONFIG_FONT_SUN12x22=y
>
> are used in the frame buffer console and how can I make it switch
> from one set to another?
All of them.
E.g.
video=atyfb:font:SUN12x22
works for me with atyfb.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
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