Ian Eure wrote: > * if i try to use the "chips" driver for xfree86, x 4.0.3 (in woody) > hoses the console. xfree86 4.1.0 (from sid) hangs the machine.
The driver obviously hasn't been ported to PPC yet. > fbdev works, but i can't get any better than 640x480 at 8bpp, > unaccellerated. not fun. i can deal with unaccellerated video, ... all the more with 4.1.0 ... > but i can't handle 640x480 @8bpp. and i can't find any docs on the > "chipsfb" console driver, to see if i can pass it a better video > mode at boot-time. If chipsfb can do any better, then the fbdev driver can make use of that regardless what resolution you boot into. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
