Re: progress with iBook2/Mobility M3 external video?
On Die, 2002-09-17 at 12:39, Edd Dumbill wrote:
> I decided to test out external video again today on my iBook2 500, which
> has Rage Mobility M3 in it.
>
> After starting X4.2 (Branden's testing packages) and then going back
> into console mode m3mirror gave a steady picture on the display (it used
> to wobble around), although there was some cruft on the bottom. In X
> the external monitor had a 640x480x8 display, with palette corruption,
> while the LCD had 1024x768x16 with no corruption. Switching back into
> console mode I can see a little of the X video display remaining at the
> bottom of the CRT screen.
>
> Console mode worked OK on the external monitor for framebuffer depths of
> 1 through 8, but corrupted (went twice size) for depth 16.
>
> The good news seems to be the steady picture. Before I get my hopes up
> too much, is this representative of progress being made, or is it as far
> as I'll get? :)
The same mode as in console should also work in X. fbset -x is your
friend.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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