From: "Petr Vandrovec" <VANDROVE@vc.cvut.cz>
To: Chris Meadors <clubneon@hereintown.net>
Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, torvalds@transmeta.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fbdev@vuser.vu.union.edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH] matroxfb and mga XF4 driver coexistence...
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:01:13 MET-1 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4BEDDEE649D@vcnet.vc.cvut.cz> (raw)
On 11 Apr 01 at 14:55, Chris Meadors wrote:
>
> I would like to see this fixed as much as anyone (even complained to the
> XFree people from SuSE last ALS). But I don't think the fix should be in
> the kernel. XF4 needs to be fixed. The problem doesn't just effect the
> maxtroxfb, but also the vgacon video mode selection.
But only users using matroxfb complains to me and/or to linux-kernel ;-)
You know, it worked last week, but it does not work anymore today. And
only thing I changed was kernel. So it must be in kernel...
> If I put anything other than "normal" or "extended" in the "vga=" line of
> my lilo.conf the machine starts okay, but upon exiting X bad stuff
It is first time I see that other drivers than mga one has troubles.
> I don't use the matroxfb driver so this patch wouldn't help me, and is
> also why I say XFree 4.0 needs to be fixed.
Buy matrox and use matroxfb. It will fix problem for you, then...
Petr Vandrovec
vandrove@vc.cvut.cz
next reply other threads:[~2001-04-12 11:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-04-12 13:01 Petr Vandrovec [this message]
2001-04-12 13:04 ` [PATCH] matroxfb and mga XF4 driver coexistence Rafael E. Herrera
2001-04-12 13:28 ` Chris Meadors
2001-04-12 18:53 ` [lkml]Re: " thunder7
2001-04-12 19:53 ` Chris Meadors
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2001-04-11 18:11 Petr Vandrovec
2001-04-11 18:55 ` Chris Meadors
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