Re: Independ multiple users on G550

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

> 
> >> I mean linuxconsole.sf.net.
> >> Latest CVS do not need vt3.diff and rc1.patch.
> >> Overlapped code removed and fbcon should pop up properly.
> 
> as well suspicious
> http://startx.times.lv/ruby-260t9-CVS-20031115.tar.bz2

thanks

> >so i'll have to start over with the compilation :-)
> >could you send me/upload the new code ( i still don't trust sf's cvs)
> >
> ><me sucks EAGAIN>
> >the old kernel , the one i used the last time for testing
> >does work with multiple framebuffer consoles :-)
> >i probably missed smth the previous time
> >:-) yes it works with 2users on the 2 heads :-)
> 
> 2 heads of one matrox or another video adapters?

2 heads on matrox G550 DH AGP
 
> >but when i start x
> >
> >1.)
> >on the second head i can not switch to console
> >in the X log
> >"Failed to switch consoles (No such device or address)"
> 
> Second head uses /dev/vc/17 to /dev/vc/32 , but xf86 will
> switch Ctrl-Alt-F1 == /dev/vc/1 to neighbour console.
> You van applay primitive patch
> --- xc-changed/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Events.c
> 2003-02-20 04:20:52.000000000 +0000
> +++ xc-changed/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Events.chg.c
> 2003-11-26 16:28:17.000000000 +0000
> @@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ extern void  XTestStealMotionData();
>    EqEnqueue((ev))
> 
>  #endif
> -
> +#define VT_SHIFT 16
> +
>  /*
>   * The first of many hacks to get VT switching to work under
>   * Solaris 2.1 for x86. The basic problem is that Solaris is supposed
> @@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ xf86ProcessActionEvent(ActionEvent actio
>  #if defined(QNX4)
>          xf86Info.vtRequestsPending = vtno;
>  #else
> -        if (ioctl(xf86Info.consoleFd, VT_ACTIVATE, vtno) < 0)
> +        if (ioctl(xf86Info.consoleFd, VT_ACTIVATE, vtno + VT_SHIFT) < 0)
>           ErrorF("Failed to switch consoles (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
>  #endif
>      }
> 

<stupid question>

does this mean that i have to use 2 binaries:
one without this patch for first head vc1-vc16
one with this patch for second head vc17-vc32
?

</stupid question>

> >2.)
> >if i switch to console on the first head and then back to X,
> >i get the X(head 1) running on both heads
> >X(head2) continues to work, but as console swicthing doesn't work
> >on X (head 2) i can not activate it,or switch to VC
> >(needs more testing, tmp workaround kill X(head2) and restart it,
> >or do not switch to VC on 1st head)
> 
> Matrox driver?

original XFree accelerated "mga" driver for Matrox cards
have to retest with both X using fbdev driver
 
svetljo

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