> 1. I'm running fb (at least I can use fbset and set the different modes
> on my screen) on a matrox card (MGA G200 AGP).
> 2. when I try to run XGG with something like:
> XGGI -bpp 32 -targets fbdev:/dev/fb0;
> It runs but I only get 640x400 and can't move the cursor with my ps/2
> mouse.
O.K. - you have several issues here.
1. the -targets shouldn't be needed. XGGI should autoselect the right target
in your simple case.
2. XGGI usually should come up with the current console resolution. This is
probably why you get 640x400.
> So, I'd like to run X in 1024x768x32 with mouse movement. How do I do
> that ? If I add -modes 1024x768 the screen goes black and nothing
> happens
3. I assume you are using the beta 2.1 snapshot ? This one has a problem
with properly programming timing for standard fbcon drivers (kgicon
auto-negotiates timing).
This problem can to my knowledge only be fixed by either upgrading or
starting XGGI with the right resolution preset using fbset.
4. The mouse problem is different. If you have the usual symlink for the
mouse in place, its protocol should be autodetected. In that case the most
common problem is missing rw-permissions for the /dev/psaux device.
In some cases the mouse is misconfigured due to some exiting configuration
file. Look at degas/lib/libgii/doc/inputs.txt in that case to find out where
you would have to look.
> 3. I configured kgicon (./configure;make config). It detected my card
> and suggested IBM vga drivers (I thought matrox cards are supported
> well...).
They are by means of the kernel fbcon driver. Porting it to kgicon should be
easy, but apart from me, noone seems to be using kgicon, and I can't write
or maintain drivers for cards I don't have.
> Aug 30 18:06:45 lunatic kernel: Trying to free nonexistent resource
> <03b0-03bf>
Ouch ... we should check that ... can someone with a VGA compatible card
check the kgicon driver ?
Mine will lock up, as it isn't really VGA compatible, but only has a
rudimentary VGA-like boot-support.
> I thing this is where my vga card lies...hmmm? Should I switch fb off ?
Oh - yes. You cannot run two video drivers on top of each other. This will
cause something between slight strangeness and total havoc.
> I'm using kernel 2.4.0-test5. Debian package of XGGI (1.6.1) and a
> snapshot of ggi from today.
Hmm - with todays snapshot you shouldn't have problems with the fb-timing.
Could you please doublecheck, that you don't have old libs lingering around
that could eventually take precedence ?
CU, ANdy
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