[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> AFAIK there is no KGI driver for the neomagic, but it is known to work with
> the generic vesafb driver in the kernel.
>
> Note, that this driver has severe limitations like not being able to change
> the mode it is running in, but allows to use many cards that implement
> the most important stuff of VESA 2.0
Thank you for the hint. Does 'severe limitations' mean still good enough
to do development on??
>
> Instructions for setting up vesafb should be in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/
> fb/vesafb.txt .
Yep found it.
>
> > With what kind of configuration needs kgicon be built then?
>
> One would have to write a driver for KGIcon to run on the neomagic.
> Is information on the neomagic available by now, or are they still
> "protecting" their design flaws ;-) ?
The only information I do have on the Neomagic is that..
i) it runs on Toshiba and a lot of other notebooks.
ii) There were special X-related drivers written for it on linux, e.g.
check www.precisioninsight.com. The sources of some of the drivers
allegedly made it to be released at XFree86. But I could not
get precise information on it. See also www.redhat.com, i.e.
search mailing lists at that site.
thomas
--
Thomas Mittelstaedt, software developer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
