[Linux-fbdev-devel] aty support

[Nico S. <sch...@wd...>]

Hello Guys!

I tried to get my notebook running with a framebuffer device,but
after hours trying around I got only vesa-fb running.

Which is in fact nice, but _slow_.

I tried to use aty128fb and atyfb with Linux 2.4.19 and 2.5.47-50.
I never achieved something 'displayable'.

Can you tell me,=20

   a) is my chipset compatible with the atyfb/aty128fb driver ?
   b) what todo exactly to get it working ?
   (i know howto compile kernel, patch around code,...
   what I need are informations, whether
   append=3D"video=3Daty128fb:accel,<640x480@8bpp>"
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   append=3D"video=3Datyfb:<800x600-16bpp>"

   are correct, whether to pass vga=3D options to the kernel
   is senseful and so on...)


If possible I would like to use the 1024x768x24 framebuffer device,
perhaps loadable via module.

My chipset:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage P/M Mobilit=
y AGP 2x (rev 64)
01:00.0 Class 0300: 1002:4c4d (rev 64)

Please tell me whether I should sent more informations or if you
need to see .config and so on.

Sincerly,

Nico

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