Re: XFree86 multihead with debian woody ?
On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 06:55:23PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> On Sam, 2002-03-16 at 18:40, Harald Welte wrote:
>
> > 3) Matrox Millenium G200
> >
> > Framebuffer works great, I can use the framebuffer console. Using the
> > XFree86 unaccellerated fbdev driver, it also works. But slow as hell, since
> > there is no acceleration.
> >
> > The XFree86 mga driver either causes kernel oops or causes weird output
> > on the mga board :(
>
> Is that with Option "UseFBDev"? If yes, try without.
I've tried with both.
> > So now after spending multiple days in trying to get a working multihead
> > setup, can anybody recommend a PCI graphics board which does work with
> > the debian woody supplied XFree86 package?
>
> A Mac board. :) Most drivers rely on it being set up reasonably by the
> Firmware. In particular, the problems with the ATI card could be related
> to incorrect memory setup.
mh. Well... I think I'm going to spend some more time dumping 3dfx registers
on my x86 box and patching the tdfxfb driver.
> Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
> XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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