On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Yvon Thoraval wrote:

> >
> >What driver are you using in XFree86Config-4?.
> 
> their is no driver line in the XF86Config-4 file.
> >  Did you try using fbdev?
> as kernel argument i've tried :
> 
> video=atyfb:vmode17,cmode:16
> which gives the same results in terms of resolution as no video driver
> checked.
> 
> also :
> video=fbdev:vmode17,cmode:16
> 
> giving a smaller number of pixels in width and height
> 
> 
> >Is the card pci?
> yes
> >
> >Try:
> >
> >cat /proc/fb
> 
> i've got :
> 0 OFfb /bandit/ATY,XCLAIMVRPro  using atyfb
> and :
> 0 ATY Mach 64 using fbdev
> 
> >lspcidrake
> giving :
> unknown : Apple Computer Inc. | Bandit Power PC Host-PCI Bridge
> Card : ATI Mach 64 : ATI| 3D Rage Pro
> unknown : Apple Computer Inc. | Grand Central I/O Controller
> unknown : Apple Computer Inc. | Bandit Power PC Host-PCI Bridge
> Card : Cirrus Logic G543x: Cirrus Logic|GD 5436 [Alpine]
> unknown : Artop Electronic Corp|ATP 860
> 
> ( i do have two video cards an ATI one and a Mac Picasso )
> 
> the screen attached to the ATI one as VF = 75 Hz and HF = 60.02 Khz
> it is a 1024x768 one
> 
> the other attached to the mac picasso : VF = 74,9 Hz HF = 60.1 Khz
> it is a 1016x768 one
> 
> the third card is sonnet ata tempo.
> 
> here is one part of XF86Config-4 :
> # **********************************************************************
> # Graphics device section
> # **********************************************************************
> 
> Section "Device"
>     Identifier "Generic VGA"
>     Driver     "vga"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "Device"
>     Identifier  "ATI Mach64 1"
>     VendorName  "Unknown"
>     BoardName   "Unknown"
>     Driver      "ati"

Right here --------^^ 
try Driver "fbdev"

>     # Clock lines
> 
> 
>     # Uncomment following option if you see a big white block        
>     # instead of the cursor!                                          
>     #    Option      "sw_cursor"
> 
>     Option      "DPMS"  "on"
>     BusID       "PCI:0:15:0"
> EndSection
> 
> When under DrakX i didn't see any generic kind of screen.
> 
> i have tried also fbset but it is unknown as a bash command, what is the
> same for X-4 ?
> 

[stew@powerbook-cooker stew]$ rpm -qf /usr/sbin/fbset
fbset-2.1-11mdk

There is no equivalent X command.  I don't think running fbset while in X
would be a very good thing.

Stew Benedict

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