Holly Bostick wrote:
Aggelos schreef:
Is it possible to have framebuffer on console with the ATI RV280
graphics card, while also getting 3D hardware acceleration when
switching to X? I am asking this because according to
<http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_ATI_Drivers> we must remove Support for
framebuffer devices from the kernel. Aggelos.
Looks like you didn't read the entry thoroughly;
Yes. You're right.
this quote is below the
screenshot of the kernel config specifying no framebuffer support:
"I have a Radeon 9500/9600 (not sure which) in a Dell Inspiron 8600 and
was able to compile support for the framebuffer devices. I used the
vesa-tng framebuffer device for getting fbsplash to work. I am running
kernel 2.6.14-gentoo-r2. The program 'fglrxinfo' reports that I am
getting 3D hardware acceleration."
I myself have a 9800SE, and also use vesa-tng for fbsplash. Both
fbsplash/framebuffer and fglrx work fine; aside from the fb console
background, I can even play mplayer videos in the getty console, which
is also a framebuffer operation as far as I know. I have heard that
enabling the radeon framebuffer is a bad idea, though (it doesn't work
well with the fglrx drivers). But stick to vesa or vesa-tng, and you
should have no problems. I haven't, from 2.6.13 kernels up to my current
(2.6.15-r7), and with fglrx versions from 8.8.whatever to my current 8.22.5.
Did you compile vesa-tng as module or in the kernel (if it matters) ?
I use linux-2.6.15-reiser4-r1
(sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.15-r1
sys-kernel/reiser4-gentoo-sources-2.6.15-r1)
As far as I can see, I have to select
"<*> Support for frame buffer devices"
for "VESA VGA graphics support" to appear as an option.
If I choose <M> for Support for frame buffer devices, I don't have the
VESA option available. Right?
Thanks.
Aggelos
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