Re:2.6.0-test6 ruby success with matrox G550, and some questions

[Aivils S. <Aiv...@un...>]

>The questions:
>2.6.0-test6-ruby seems to hate framebuffer console, hanging the
>machine before the first boot printk if I enable it.
>Is framebuffer console possible somehow?

seems matroxfb low level device drivers is broken.

Under ruby patched only hardware independ abstract layer -
frambuffer console fbcon.c .
If matroxfb will run under vanilla 2.6.0-test6, then it
should do same under 2.6.0-test6-ruby

>I currently need framebuffer in order to run X.

This is only way for dual head video adapters.
To start accelerated xf86 on both heads indepent
input You should write Your own XFree86 5.0.0 .

>And a
>console is nice to have in case I get X trouble.
>I currently only have screen garbage until X starts.
>Having some framebuffer consoles on the other screen
>would be nice too.  fbcon also has the advantage
>that it can be set up with the same video timing as X,
>allowing console switching without waiting for the
>screen to sync to another frequency.

Current ruby support straight in kernel compiled fb device
drivers and fbcon. To test Your matrox figure fbcon into
kernel and reboot.
Without parameters /dev/fb/0 take over VGA and use
/dev/tty1 - /dev/tty16 device files.
/dev/fb/1 create extra console with /dev/tty17 - /dev/tty33
You schould add additional mingetty in /etc/inittab to get
login prompt on /dev/fb/1 .
For test I use Voodoo1 as secondary card and have got
success. Of course Voodoo1 is very special video card, but
suitable for tests.

Aivils