Even more documentation on my problem. Here is the output of fbset -i:
mode "1280x1024-75"
# D: 134.989 MHz, H: 79.970 kHz, V: 75.019 Hz
geometry 1280 1024 1280 1024 32
timings 7408 227 69 38 1 112 3
hsync high
vsync high
accel true
rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
endmode
Frame buffer device information:
Name : ATY Rage128
Address : 0x84000000
Size : 16777216
Type : PACKED PIXELS
Visual : DIRECTCOLOR
XPanStep : 8
YPanStep : 1
YWrapStep : 0
LineLength : 5120
MMIO Address: 0x80800000
MMIO Size : 8191
Accelerator : Unknown (32)
Is the "Accelerator: Uknown (32)" a sign of problems? maybe there's
no acceleration at 32 bit?
Here are the relevant lines in dmesg:
MacOS display is /bandit/ATY,Rage128o
aty128fb: Rage128 [rev 0x2] 16M
Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 160x64
fb0: ATY Rage128 frame buffer device on /bandit/ATY,Rage128o
> I'm running Debian on a PowerMac 7300 with a Rage Orion video card.
> From the moment I finished installing Debian (things were fast
> *while* I was installing), I've been plagued with a very slow console.
> Horizontal scrolling is slowish, but vertical scrolling is
> *extremely* slow, as is painfully obvious while using dselect. I have
> no problem with accelerated X (Xpmac.rage128), which is very fast.
>
> I tredi to solve the problem the following way:
>
> *Compiled and installed Paul's stable 2.2.15pre7 kernel, which I
> believe includes Ben's latest aty128fb patch.
>
> *Booted with No Video Driver unchecked, and kernel arguments:
>
> video=aty128fb:vmode:20,cmode:32
>
> *Typed fbset -a -accel True in the console
>
> Well, my console is still as sluggish as ever. Is there any way out
> of this? What especailly mystifies me is that my console was fast
> enough while installing, but only slowed down when I finished
> installing (quit deselect). What magic tric can I perform to go back
> to a fast console, and what screwed it up? Thanks,
>
> Renaud
>
>
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