> > In the worst case (we can't get the driver to work) you still have > > the option of using offb in console, XFree has its own driver that > > should work. > > Um, are you sure about this? I just tried this on a Lombard, and both > plain XFree86 4.3.0 and Michel's XFree86 4.3.99 produce a white screen > where the X server should be and set the brightness of the text > consoles to zero until the next reboot.
What's wrong with 2.6.5-rc3-ben0 and the Lombard? I've not had to resort to offb, atyfb works fine. No video=atyfb:mumble in the kernel options either. Michael