Re: X screen wraps around

[Michel D?nzer <michdaen@iiic.ethz.ch>]

Duncan Sands wrote:
> 
> I am running X 4.0.3 on an 8500 powermac (controlfb), kernel 2.4.
> If I use 8bpp all is well (kernel parameter:
> video=controlfb:vmode:14,cmode:0).

Well, I guess this answers most of the questions in my other post...


> If I use more bpp then the screen image is displaced to the right, and
> wraps around onto the left of the screen.  Having the left of a window
> on the right of the screen and the right of the window on the left of
> the screen makes my head hurt...  However, having only 8bpp is a pain too.
> Can anyone suggest how I can have more colours and less head pain?

Help fix the bug. ;^)

I thought I had fixed this for 4.0.2 already, but it only works reliably with
ShadowFB enabled, which is the default though - you don't happen to disable it
explicitly?


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