David McWherter (dtm@vramp.net)
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 15:56:54 -0400 (EDT)
> Now onto other niceties, like video. Are there X-servers that work with
> these machines? The Xfree86 project doesn't seem to list the particular
> Cirrus chip that is used in these machines. Xconfigurator correctly
> detects the chip as a Cirrus 54m30 and tries to run the frame buffer X
> server and I get to the hashed background screen of X but then it dies.
> Also the flashing white screen for a few seconds when in console mode -
> any ideas for the cause of that?
>
> I know David McWherter is working on the Cirrus driver - any ideas as to
> what could be causing these problems? I know next to nothing about video
> card drivers or I'd offer my assistance in tracking down what code is
> causing these problems.
Use Xpmac. It uses the framebuffer stuff in the kernel, and thusly, it
uses my driver. Xfree86 might not be able to use the framebuffer
mode my driver sets up, or perhaps Xfree86's framebuffer driver
is buggy, or perhaps my driver is setting up the framebuffer driver
in a manner slightly incorrectly, that Xfree86, but not Xpmac relies
on...It's my guess, anyway...
-David
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