Fwd: fbcon modular + matroxfb (Re: Any more documentation on 2.6.0 ?)

[Svetoslav S. <sv...@gm...>]

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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 17:17:25 +0100 (MET)
From: "Svetoslav Slavtchev" <sv...@gm...>
To: Aiv...@un...
Subject: fbcon modular + matroxfb (Re: Any more documentation on 2.6.0 ?)

> Hi Aivils,
> 
> first mail with what i captured over serial console,
> decoded wil folow in short
> the PC is still up, so ...
> 
> > 
> > >Aivils, i got the same lock up with G550
> > >using ruby single && multi fb console
> > >
> > >and with Geforce4 + radeon 7500
> > >i'm sure the problem is in the Geforce fb driver
> > >and that it is initialized before the radeon (radeon is my primary
> head)
> > >
> > >do you think i can get some debug info if i try to swap the order
> > >in fbmem.c or all fb's are initialized at the same time and changing
> the
> > >order
> > 
> > This kernel - single thread, mostly. Init in strong fbmem.c order.
> > 
> > >can not help( i think it's the second, but let's ask :-) )
> > 
> > since test9 fbcon is modular. modular fbcon works badly.
> > modprobe radeonfb
> > modprobe rivafb
> > modprobe fbcon
> 
> rivafb is brocken for me,
> and when it tries to initialize it it freezes
> (rivafb reports 2Mb memmory and the card has 64Mb)
> 
> > or
> > modprobe matroxfb - register both heads.
> > modprobe fbcon
> > 
> > fbcon must be last. nnnfb in any order.
> > I have interest about dmesg form serial console on matrox
> > G550 (single,multi fbcon). After modprobe matroxfb should nothing
> > happen. After modprobe fbcon - die. i need oops report.
> 
> that's what i tried 
> load matroxfb_base - no problem, fb0 registered
> load matroxfb_crtc2 - noproblem , fb1 registered
> 
> loading fbcon -> modprobe segfault + oopses
> 
> typing later on, more oopses
> 
> it mentions devide error ?
> 
> Ok, 
> enough talking :-)
> 
> let's attach
> 
> svetljo
> 
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