Subject: Re: XFree 4.0 dual monitor on AGP G4

From: Michel Dänzer <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:23:25 +0200

Kostas Gewrgiou wrote:

> > PS: I still think it should work with the r128 driver if it support the
> > "fbdev" option...
>
>  Yes it would work, there is a problem with the approach taken by
> fbdev/glint, the BusID info isn't used at all there for the choise
> of the device to be opened,

Really? The code seems to do it IMHO.

> without the fbdev option you always get /dev/fb0 which might not be what you
> want.

Almost certainly not (Ask Taylor ;)

> Here is a small patch (untested) that changes r128 to use the "fbdev"
> option instead of using BusID to get the fbdev device.

The patch you included in the later mail is reversed, so you have to use the
-R option to apply it.

Just a hint...

Michel

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