Re: Freeze: atyfb & XFree4.0.1

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote:
> I just discovered a solid freeze:
> jbglaw@jbglaw-sid:~$ uname -r
> 2.4.1-pre8
> jbglaw@jbglaw-sid:~$ grep aty /etc/lilo.conf
>         append="video=atyfb:800x600
> 
> Parts of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4:
> 
> 	Section "Device"
> 		Identifier	"Generic Video Card"
> 		Driver		"ati"
> 	EndSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           24
>                 Modes           "1024x768"
>         EndSubSection
> 
> 
> Now, when I switch from X to a configured virtual console (eg. tty1),
> everything is okay. But if I press <Ctrl><Alt><F12> (for example)
> the system just dies. I've not yet attached a serial console,
> but SysRq keys seem to not be functional, as well as the NumLock
> LED doesn't change when pressing the NumLock key...

The `CONFIG_FB' entry in Documentation/Configure.help says:

|   If you are compiling for the x86 architecture, you can say Y if you
|   want to play with it, but it is not essential. Please note that
|   running graphical applications that directly touch the hardware
|   (e.g. an accelerated X server) and that are not frame buffer
|   device-aware may cause unexpected results. If unsure, say N.

XFree86 4.x is not fbdev-aware (yet), unless you specify some `UseFBDev' option
keyword (exact syntax may differ, I don't run 4.x yet).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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