Re: Problem with ati r128 and xfree86 4.2.1 (unstable)

[Jérémie Pierson <arlo@boisjoli.org>]

* Michel Dänzer (daenzer@debian.org) a écrit :
> On Die, 2003-01-14 at 15:55, Jérémie Pierson wrote:
> > * Derrik Pates (dpates@dsdk12.net) a écrit :
> > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 10:19:16AM +0100, J?r?mie Pierson wrote:
> > > > xfree86 won't start on my g4 733 (with ati rage 128 pro pf, not the
> > > > stock nvidia). I got no warnings or errors in the log, except in the last
> > > > lines where x unloads all modules and tells me that:
> > > >   "Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration."
> > > > 
> > > > I have a 2.4.20-ben1 kernel with aty128fb compiled in the kernel (not as a
> > > > module), and console works fine.
> > > > I read somewhere in the list archive that you need the aty128fb module
> > > > to be loaded. Does it really mean that it must be compiled as a module ?
> > > 
> > > No. Did you specify the "UseFBDev" option in the "Device" section?
> > 
> > Yes. I have tried a few more options, "ForcePCIMode", "Display", and
> > "AGPMode", without success.
> > 
> > > It needs that. Though I can't imagine it causing that. Can you provide more
> > > context from the logs than just one line?
> > 
> > The complete log and my XF86Config-4 are available at:
> > http://doupatex.free.fr/fichiers/
> 
> You definitely need Option "UseFBDev", and aty128fb needs to be active
> in console. 

I have UseFBDev set to "True". What do you mean by "needs to be active" ?
dmesg gives me:

aty128fb: Rage128 Pro PF (AGP) [chip rev 0x1] 16M 128-bit SDR SGRAM (1:1)

so I assume it's there and active.


Any ideas ?


Jérémie