Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc
Hello!
In my case the Pismo restartet without shutdown. I think there was a kernel panic,
because of a bug ...
cu,
mfl
On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 04:46:47PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> dog wrote:
>
> > additionally, i find that when the display blanks (using the fbdev driver,
> > of course) i lose the console totally and can't regain it by any means other
> > than rebooting the machine.
>
> Do you mean the bug that it blanks the screen even when you're in console? You
> should be able to get the display back by switching back to X and having it
> unblank.
>
>
> > one thing i don't understand is why, when the fbdev driver uses the
> > "default" mode, it *still* queries the framebuffer and then sets it
> > explicitly. if it just reused the existing settings, for instance, i could
> > use offb (which is readonly and doesn't support being set explicitly) to run
> > x.
>
> It has to query the framebuffer device to fake an XFree86 mode which is then
> used like a user- or pre-defined mode (thus the mode setting).
>
> It should work with offb though, all it really needs there is the resolution
> and depth/bpp which even offb should report correctly. Or doesn't offb just
> ignore mode settings?
>
>
> Michel
>
>
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