Re: about a database of hardware

[Aivils <ai...@un...>]

On Wednesday 10 November 2004 11:32, Helge Hafting wrote:
> Aivils wrote:
> 
> >On Monday 08 November 2004 18:24, Jean-Daniel Pauget wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>    I remember some peoples here talked about a database of hardware/software
> >>    configurations suitable for ruby and/or bruby...
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I think all suitable sets of hardware/software will be reduced
> >to video card compatibility, because each video card under
> >XFree86 uses specific driver, which is most important
> >neither kernel version nor glibc version nor XFree/Xorg version.
> >
> >  
> >
> There is one added problem.  The pc bios tend to
> initialize one card only, and some cards don't work
> at all until the bios initialization have run. 
> Now, xfree/xorg can run bios initialization for any
> card, but that will only help those who want to
> run X.  I cannot see how it will help those who
> want to run fbcon on several cards.

I think in fbcon case most helpful is prayer.
I am not capable solve fb low level driver troubles,
which pop up allways.

Aivils