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. -- Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
