Re: [Xpert]Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] ATI Rage Mobility external monitor problem.

[Branden R. <br...@de...>]

On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 06:09:49AM -0600, Marc Aurele La France wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > XFree86 expects a chip configured to VGA text mode, unless you specify =
an
> > `fbdev' option (IIRC).
>=20
> That's not so.  First, there is no 'fbdev' option of any kind.  Second,
> XFree86's ATI driver assumes all aspects of the mode on entry are
> correctly programmed, whether or not it's a VGA text mode.

Perhaps he means:

Section "Device"
	Identifier "Generic Video Card"
	Driver "ati"
	Option "UseFBDev" "true"
EndSection

=2E..which certainly does exist.

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