From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 30 May 2002 12:46:09 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 30 May 2002 12:46:08 -0400 Received: from c16443.eburwd3.vic.optusnet.com.au ([210.49.192.62]:45553 "EHLO kira.glasswings.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 30 May 2002 12:46:08 -0400 Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 02:50:31 +1000 From: Andrew Pam To: Hannu Mallat , James Simmons , James Simmons Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: 3dfx framebuffer driver borked in 2.5.19 kernel Message-ID: <20020530165031.GA18544@kira.glasswings.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org The tdfxfb.c framebuffer driver works perfectly for me (apart from the known problem with the wrong palette for the boot penguin in 16/32bps colour depth since around kernel 2.4.6) in every kernel version up to and including 2.5.18. With the port to the new fbdev interface in kernel 2.5.19 the system now only displays a few unchanging coloured pixels on the first line of the screen. The rest of the screen remains black until X11 starts. I am using append="video=tdfx:1024x768" in LILO. Regards, Andrew Pam -- mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Technology Manager, Glass Wings http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics http://two-cents-worth.com/?105347&EG Donate two cents to our work! P.O. Box 477, Blackburn VIC 3130 Australia Phone +61 401 258 915