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Re: No /dev/fb1 for pismo external monitor?



"Jason E. Stewart" <jason@openinformatics.com> writes:

> aty128fb: Rage Mobility M3 (AGP) [chip rev 0x0] 8M 128-bit SDR SGRAM (1:1)
> Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48
> Registered "ati" backlight controller, level: 11/15
> fb0: ATY Rage128 frame buffer device on PCI
> no framebuffer address found for /pci@f0000000/ATY,RageM3pParent@10/ATY,RageM3pB
> 
> So I'm assuming that the 'no framebuffer address found' message is why
> I don't get /dev/fb1 pointing to my external video port? Is this
> because it is not yet implemented in the driver?

It seems that message comes from offb.c. If I specify video=aty128fb,
what is offb doing? What role does offb play in this process?

Thanks,
jas.



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