Re: XFree86 multihead with debian woody ?
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.
> 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.
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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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