Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:20:07 +0100 (CET) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: Freeze: atyfb & XFree4.0.1 |
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On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote: > I just discovered a solid freeze: > jbglaw@jbglaw-sid:~$ uname -r > 2.4.1-pre8 > jbglaw@jbglaw-sid:~$ grep aty /etc/lilo.conf > append="video=atyfb:800x600 > > Parts of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4: > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Generic Video Card" > Driver "ati" > EndSection > SubSection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "1024x768" > EndSubSection > > > Now, when I switch from X to a configured virtual console (eg. tty1), > everything is okay. But if I press <Ctrl><Alt><F12> (for example) > the system just dies. I've not yet attached a serial console, > but SysRq keys seem to not be functional, as well as the NumLock > LED doesn't change when pressing the NumLock key...
The `CONFIG_FB' entry in Documentation/Configure.help says:
| If you are compiling for the x86 architecture, you can say Y if you | want to play with it, but it is not essential. Please note that | running graphical applications that directly touch the hardware | (e.g. an accelerated X server) and that are not frame buffer | device-aware may cause unexpected results. If unsure, say N.
XFree86 4.x is not fbdev-aware (yet), unless you specify some `UseFBDev' option keyword (exact syntax may differ, I don't run 4.x yet).
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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