Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 25 Sep 1998 17:57:11 +0200 (CEST) | From | Karsten Petersen <> | Subject | Re: Using Monochrome and VGA monitors simultaneously. |
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On Fri, 25 Sep 1998, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> Is the dual monitor with mono and vga a working thing yet? jepp. more or less.
just compile your kernel with CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y CONFIG_FB=y CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_FB_VGA=m CONFIG_FB_VESA=y CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y CONFIG_FB_MDA=m
then: insmod fbcon-vga insmod vgafb insmod mdafb
have a look at /proc/fb: 0 VGA+ 1 Dual Head MDA (or something similar, i have no mda-card inside right now)
you can then migrate consoles with con2fbmap and set a video mode using fbset. (actual versions are inside the ggi-degas-tree.)
some additions: - *very* simple generic support, don't estimate your Xserver is able to run. - have a look at www.ggi-project.org and search for an actual beta-snapshot. there is now kgicon included, which can be used without patching the kernel and supports your gfx-chipset a lot better than the generic drivers. (only if there's already a kgi-driver for it!)
CU Karsten aka TI
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