The problem reported here before was switching from X to the console.
The video signal would be lost and the computer would hang.
The responses pointed out the it was the switch of video modes; XFree
would change the internals of the video controller which the frame
buffer could not cope with. Yo
On Sun, 27 May 2001, Rafael Herrera wrote:
> It would help if you reported which version of kernel and XF86 you are
> using. I had problems using the framebuffer in the console awhile back.
>
> Currently, running 2.4.4+ and XFree86 4.0.3 + Matrox's drivers
> (http://matrox.com/mga/support/driv
It would help if you reported which version of kernel and XF86 you are
using. I had problems using the framebuffer in the console awhile back.
Currently, running 2.4.4+ and XFree86 4.0.3 + Matrox's drivers
(http://matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/files/linux_06.cfm) give me no
problem.
I don't run
James Simmons wrote:
> >A very neat trick. X can now be ended correctly. Unfortunately, any
> >scrolling on any VT afterwards gives me a corrupted screen - parts of
> >the screen from other VT's are inserted below, or over the cursor
> >position, and at 'half-line' intervals. In typing this email,
> > >If I use X on an accelerated, normal Matrox screen, my monitor complains
> > >on exit:
> > >
> > >fH 49.4 KHz, fV 39.8 Hz
> > >
> > >(and it doesn't sync at 40 Hz vertical refresh :-( ).
> > >
> > >This is _half_ of the normal 80 Hz. Using fbset -a "1600x1200-80"
> > >before X, of after X, d
On Mon, 2 Apr 2001 17:43:42, Petr Vandrovec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Trevor Hemsley wrote:
>
> > I get this as well on my G200. From observation it appears that the
> > refresh rate is being doubled when you exit X and that's why the
> > console appears blank. On my system I normally use
>
On Sun, Apr 01, 2001 at 07:40:36AM -0700, James Simmons wrote:
>
> >If I use X on an accelerated, normal Matrox screen, my monitor complains
> >on exit:
> >
> >fH 49.4 KHz, fV 39.8 Hz
> >
> >(and it doesn't sync at 40 Hz vertical refresh :-( ).
> >
> >This is _half_ of the normal 80 Hz. Using fbs
mythos wrote:
>
> I solved the problem with dualhead!!!
> Second head from 2.4.3 is /dev/fb2 rather than /dev/fb1.
> Just had to look to the messages.
And who is /dev/fb1? You must change your configuration...
> P.S. Petr on the second head if I put mouse in the right-corner at the
> bottom of
Trevor Hemsley wrote:
> I get this as well on my G200. From observation it appears that the
> refresh rate is being doubled when you exit X and that's why the
> console appears blank. On my system I normally use
>
> modprobe matroxfb vesa=263 fv=85
>
> to give a large text console. On return fr
I solved the problem with dualhead!!!
Second head from 2.4.3 is /dev/fb2 rather than /dev/fb1.
Just had to look to the messages.
About matroxfb + X11 what I have seen is that if you use the same
resolution with the same number of colors as in X11 ,most of the times it will
work(except if I am in t
>If I use X on an accelerated, normal Matrox screen, my monitor complains
>on exit:
>
>fH 49.4 KHz, fV 39.8 Hz
>
>(and it doesn't sync at 40 Hz vertical refresh :-( ).
>
>This is _half_ of the normal 80 Hz. Using fbset -a "1600x1200-80" before
>X, of after X, doesn't do anything. Does anybody kno
On Sat, Mar 31, 2001 at 05:46:38PM +, J Brook wrote:
> > I have a similar problem with my G450, booting into the framebuffer,
> > then loading xdm and working in X, and then switching back to the
> > console. I may have another detail to add in that when I switch back
> > to the console from
On Sat, 31 Mar 2001 07:17:19, "Rafael E. Herrera"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> J Brook wrote:
> >
> > >With 2.4.2 it was working just fine.
> >
> > I have also noticed problems with the 2.4.3 release. I have a G450
> > 32Mb, that I use in single-head mode. The console framebuffer runs
> > fine
> I have a similar problem with my G450, booting into the framebuffer,
> then loading xdm and working in X, and then switching back to the
> console. I may have another detail to add in that when I switch back
> to the console from X, my monitor blanks and displays the warning
> that the frequen
J Brook wrote:
>
> >With 2.4.2 it was working just fine.
>
> I have also noticed problems with the 2.4.3 release. I have a G450
> 32Mb, that I use in single-head mode. The console framebuffer runs
> fine at boot time, but when I load X (4.0.3 compiled with Matrox HAL
> library) and then return t
J Brook wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know why fualhead is not working anymore?
> > I just get a screen with rubbish on the second head.
> > Also when kernel loads and and registers fb1 I lose signal
> > on the second head.
On G400 there is no signal on second head after poweron. So you cannot
lose i
> Does anyone know why fualhead is not working anymore?
> I just get a screen with rubbish on the second head.
> Also when kernel loads and and registers fb1 I lose signal
> on the second head.
...
>With 2.4.2 it was working just fine.
I have also noticed problems with the 2.4.3 release. I hav
Dualhead is not working with the current kernel(2.4.3).
With 2.4.2 it was working just fine.
I have not used any special compiler flags,just the usual ones
and I am not loading XFree.
Also does anyone know why when I change from Xfree to console
most of the times the console is corrupted..?
This i
On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, mythos wrote:
> Does anyone know why fualhead is not working anymore?
> I just get a screen with rubbish on the second head.
> Also when kernel loads and and registers fb1 I lose signal
> on the second head.
Probably a question for the xpert list ([EMAIL PROTECTED])...
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