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Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 22:58:48 +0100
To: Ed Sweetman <ed.sweetman@wmich.edu>
Cc: Tomasz Torcz <zdzichu@irc.pl>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6-test11 framebuffer Matrox
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From: Helge Hafting <helgehaf@aitel.hist.no>
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On Sat, Dec 20, 2003 at 02:36:49AM -0500, Ed Sweetman wrote:
> 
> But, what's really the point in using X with matroxfb? 
In my case, the point is to run two instances of X, one on each
of the two framebuffers.  I can then have two simultaneous users,
each using one of the two framebuffers.  Two pc's in one!

> You lose half 
> your memory off the bat that X cannot access and you get no added 
> performance or anything.  
Another X accesses the other memory :-)

> It really does not seem worth it.  Use 
> matroxfb if you need to do fb stuff in a console without X.  Otherwise, 
> stick to just plain console and X and forget about matroxfb.

Sure - for single-user setups.

Helge Hafting