Re: svgatextmode and ATI rage 128 video cards
On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 12:28:25AM +0100, Hans Ekbrand wrote: On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 04:11:15PM -0600, Curt Daugaard wrote: Has anyone on the list had any luck in configuring svgatextmode with a video cards in the ATI Rage 128 series? I recently changed from an S3 card to the 128 Pro but can't figure out what settings to use now. I'd hate to part with the higher resolutions. (I can't find anything decent in the alternate kernel video modes.) What do you mean by the last sentence? With frambuffers you have complete controll over the video modes. See the section: 6. Converting XFree86 timing values info frame buffer device timings in /usr/src/kernel-sourcex.y.z/Documentation/fb/framebuffers.txt Sorry I wasn't clearer. I don't want to give up accelerated video under X which I would have to do if I go the fb route, as I understand it. But maybe I'm missing something. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 s?n feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand
Re: svgatextmode and ATI rage 128 video cards
On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 06:11:37AM -0600, Curt Daugaard wrote: On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 12:28:25AM +0100, Hans Ekbrand wrote: On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 04:11:15PM -0600, Curt Daugaard wrote: Has anyone on the list had any luck in configuring svgatextmode with a video cards in the ATI Rage 128 series? I recently changed from an S3 card to the 128 Pro but can't figure out what settings to use now. I'd hate to part with the higher resolutions. (I can't find anything decent in the alternate kernel video modes.) What do you mean by the last sentence? With frambuffers you have complete controll over the video modes. See the section: 6. Converting XFree86 timing values info frame buffer device timings in /usr/src/kernel-sourcex.y.z/Documentation/fb/framebuffers.txt Sorry I wasn't clearer. I don't want to give up accelerated video under X which I would have to do if I go the fb route, as I understand it. But maybe I'm missing something. If you think that using framebuffers for the console would somehow make your (non FB) X-server to be unaccelerated, then yes I think you have missunderstood something. FB can substitute SVGATextMode, and as long as you don't use it as X-server you will still have accelerated X. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpIHXqLgxdgc.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: svgatextmode and ATI rage 128 video cards
On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 01:21:50PM +0100, Hans Ekbrand wrote: snip Sorry I wasn't clearer. I don't want to give up accelerated video under X which I would have to do if I go the fb route, as I understand it. But maybe I'm missing something. If you think that using framebuffers for the console would somehow make your (non FB) X-server to be unaccelerated, then yes I think you have missunderstood something. FB can substitute SVGATextMode, and as long as you don't use it as X-server you will still have accelerated X. Thanks for pointing out my mistake, Hans. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 s?n feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand
svgatextmode and ATI rage 128 video cards
Has anyone on the list had any luck in configuring svgatextmode with a video cards in the ATI Rage 128 series? I recently changed from an S3 card to the 128 Pro but can't figure out what settings to use now. I'd hate to part with the higher resolutions. (I can't find anything decent in the alternate kernel video modes.) Thanks in advance. Curt
Re: svgatextmode and ATI rage 128 video cards
On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 04:11:15PM -0600, Curt Daugaard wrote: Has anyone on the list had any luck in configuring svgatextmode with a video cards in the ATI Rage 128 series? I recently changed from an S3 card to the 128 Pro but can't figure out what settings to use now. I'd hate to part with the higher resolutions. (I can't find anything decent in the alternate kernel video modes.) What do you mean by the last sentence? With frambuffers you have complete controll over the video modes. See the section: 6. Converting XFree86 timing values info frame buffer device timings in /usr/src/kernel-sourcex.y.z/Documentation/fb/framebuffers.txt -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpjLzBv6oiVX.pgp Description: PGP signature
