Re: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH] Make xorg.conf NoAccel/DRI options work under KMS

[Julien C. <jcr...@de...>]

On Thu, Jul  9, 2009 at 09:36:21 -0700, Jesse Barnes wrote:

> I wonder if fbdev could fill the "get something on the screen when the
> driver is busted" hole.  Is it good enough to rely on for that?
> 
IIRC that won't currently work well, because
probe_devices_from_device_sections will claim the pci device for the
intel driver, at which point fbdev's xf86ClaimFbSlot will fail and it
will be disabled before intel has a chance to run its init stuff (so
before we know if it's busted).  So you need to either uninstall intel,
or know the magic xorg.conf incantation to use fbdev.

Cheers,
Julien