Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 21:34:01 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin <jobaldwi@vt.edu> To: Cejka Rudolf <cejkar@dcse.fee.vutbr.cz> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: RE: VESA module doesn't work with ATI Mach64 RagePro Message-ID: <199908090134.VAA25772@smtp4.erols.com> In-Reply-To: <19990808222708.A21161@dcse.fee.vutbr.cz>
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On 08-Aug-99 Cejka Rudolf wrote: > > I have switched graphics card from S3Virge to ATI Mach64 RagePro rev 92 > with 8 MB RAM a I have noticed that VESA module doesn't work with this > graphics card on my -current box - I can't use VESA_XXX console modes now. > Command kldstat says there is loaded module vesa.ko. No errors are > reported when I'm trying to unload/load vesa.ko module. Kernel reports > during boot: > > VESA: v2.0, 8192k memory, flags:0x0, mode table:0xc024f622 (1000022) > VESA: ATI MACH64 These cards' VESA support sucks. It requires an extra software driver to be loaded, which they provide for DOS/Win9x, etc. I have a whole lab of 40 machines that use 320x200 splash screens as a result of this nonsense. :) --- John Baldwin <jobaldwi@vt.edu> -- http://members.freedomnet.com/~jbaldwin/ PGP Key: http://members.freedomnet.com/~jbaldwin/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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