Re: ATI Mach64 framebuffer driver.

Geert Uytterhoeven (Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be)
Thu, 10 Dec 1998 11:36:00 +0100 (CET)

On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, Antti Andreimann wrote:
> I recently upgraded to 2.1.131. The only difference is that instead of segfault
> I now get this message at the boot:
> atyfb: Unknown mach64 0x0000
> It seems to me that the driver is unable to read the chip id.
> Im still using RagePRO PCI.

Can you add a printk() to aty_init() so it dumps info->ati_regbase and compare
that value with the addresses you get from `lspci'?

> BTW! Is mach64 framebuffer driver accelerated. I mean is there any
> speed difference if I use mach64 FB or Vesa FB ?

Yes, it has acceleration for the text console. 1152x900 with the Sun 12x22 font
is fast on my RAGE II+.

> Is there any newer version of the driver. If yes can u point me URL or
> e-mail the patch if it's not over 90Kb (my UUCP can't handle over 100k
> messages).

There's no newer version.

Greetings,

Geert

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Geert Uytterhoeven                     Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be
Wavelets, Linux/{m68k~Amiga,PPC~CHRP}  http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/
Department of Computer Science -- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven -- Belgium




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