On Mon, Feb 28, 2000 at 06:12:55PM -0700, Randolph Chung wrote: > > the dialog boxes tells me that i don't have a /proc/pci (which is normal > > since > > i don't have a pci bus on my hardware, and am using an fbdev X server > > anyway.) > [...] > > Anyway, since at least two arches that debian will support with potato use > > the > > fbdev X server, and maybe other could use it too, would it not be nice to > > check for a present /proc/fb#, when no /proc/pci is there (or even check for > > both and ask the user which he will use) ? > > This is xviddetect's fault. dhd has offered to send me some code to do > basically what you suggested. i hope to have some time to look at this soon > myself as well. how do you detect if fbdev is actually enabled in the kernel?
If fbdev is enabled in the kernel, and proc is too, you can look at /proc/fb. here is what my G400 board says, when only primary head is enabled : bash-2.03$ more /proc/fb 0 MATROX VGA here 0 is the fb number (/dev/fb0) and MATROX the driver used. Don't knwo what the VGA stands for. here is what it says when second head is activated : [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/lib/modules/2.3.42/misc# cat /proc/fb 0 MATROX VGA 1 MATROX DH (don't know why, but it segfaults when using more) here you see /dev/fb0 mapped on first head of G400 and /dev/fb1 mapped on second head of G400. if you want, i can provide you tommorow with the output of /proc/fb of my ppc/apus box (it has a pm2fb primary head and a amifb secondary head). Friendly, Sven LUTHER
