Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 23:58:24 +0100 From: "Jose M. Alcaide" <jose@we.lc.ehu.es> To: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG, Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>, Jeff <jeff@simplenet.com> Subject: Re: ATI Mobility Message-ID: <38445690.CA35810D@we.lc.ehu.es> References: <199911302014.MAA06416@mina.sr.hp.com>
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Darryl Okahata wrote: > > "Jose M. Alcaide" <jose@we.lc.ehu.es> wrote: > > > However, the Linux kernel *can* set that VESA video mode. How? > > Obviously, what I am trying to do is the same trick that the Linux > > people uses, but as a small wrapper for the XF86_Mach64 server that > > could set the 0x117 VESA mode, start the X server, and restore the old > > video mode on exit. > > There's more to the problem than this. I just got a 7500, and > I think that we may just have to wait for XFree86 to support the > Mobility-P (or buy the commercial server, which I may do). > > [...] > OK, this is a very interesting information. Thanks, Darryl and Mike! Just FYI, I contacted MetroLink about ATI Mobility support, and this is the answer I received: Metro Link Tech Support wrote: > Metro-X does not officially have support for the Mobility-P chipset at > this time. However, a driver is under development. It is functional > except that APM (automatic power management) is not working, which means > the X server must be exited instead of simply closing the notebook cover. > > If you wish to purchase Metro-X, we can give you a copy of this driver > for use until the completed driver becomes available. Please let us know > if you are interested in this. -- JMA ----------------------------------------------------------------------- José Mª Alcaide | mailto:jose@we.lc.ehu.es Universidad del País Vasco | mailto:jmas@FreeBSD.org Dpto. de Electricidad y Electrónica | http://www.we.lc.ehu.es/~jose Facultad de Ciencias - Campus de Lejona | Tel.: +34-946012479 48940 Lejona (Vizcaya) - SPAIN | Fax: +34-946013071 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Beware of Programmers who carry screwdrivers" -- Leonard Brandwein To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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