Ok, yes there is an X server that uses fbdev, but it's not Xvfb (this uses a
*virtual* framebuffer, which provides absolutely no output... It's pretty
much a dummy server). The fbdev driver is what you're looking for. And yes,
it is slow, but since you said you rarely use X, it's probably not a big
deal.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oliver Scholz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 11:14 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Newbie]total system-crash (conflict with VESA Fb?)
>
>
> "Sprague, IT3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Actually, such conflicts used to be pretty common, but I
> haven't seen it in
> > a while. That said, I haven't used vesafb in a while
> either, since I've been
> > using 3dfx, Matrox and ATi cards for the most part (which all have
> > accelerated fbdev drivers)
>
> [...]
>
> O.k. I understand for now that the following points are possible
> causes:
>
> 1. There is a problem with my video-card (come to think about it:
> since I have a laptop it could very well be built in on the
> motherboard ...?)
>
> 2. There is a conflict between the framebuffer device used by the
> Linux kernel (activated at boot time) and the way X handles access
> to the video card (= S3 Virge MX+).
>
> Both may apply: there is a conflict which only leads to a crash
> because of a flaw with my video-card and the other way around: there
> is a flaw in my videocard which only leads to crashes when I use both:
> Kernel Fb and X. (I hope this is not a silly assumption. again: I am a
> dummie in those things.)
>
> If two or one and two apply then I have two possible workarounds:
>
> 1. I deactivate the Kernel - fb. This is what I am trying now for
> testing purposes. I had no crashes yet and this seems to be an
> indication the the kernel fb has something to do with it. But maybe
> the next crash will come anyway.
>
> However, if it works or not: in the long run this is not a
> solution for me. I prefer to work on a textconsole and I need
> the kernel fb.
>
> 2. There is this X-Server for the Linux framebuffer device, isn't it?
> I think Xvfb is it's name in XFree 4.1. If both, text console *and*
> X use the kernel fb then there should be no conflict. Is this
> assumption correct? However, with XFree 3.* the fb-device-server
> was pretty slow ...
>
> I think I have to play with my bios settings as suggested. I hope
> this will lead to something.
>
> --oliver
>
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