Re: X on XVR-100

[Michael Lorenz <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On Jul 1, 2008, at 13:21, Miles Nordin wrote:

> I must be missing something fundamental because this approach seems
> like so much more function for so much less work.

Yup, what you're missing is this - the Xserver is fundamentally  
broken but we'll have to live with it until someone writes something  
better, which isn't going to happen any time soon. It's the Xserver's  
fault that it uses the console incorrectly. It's not radeonfb which  
messes up the Xserver, it's the Xserver that relies on switching in  
and out of WSDISPLAYIO_MODE_GRAPHICS without any changes in the  
graphics chip.
Radeonfb does exactly the right thing - it whacks the blitter over  
the head, re-initializes whatever video mode it's been using and  
redraws the console. It might be broken elsewhere but not here.
So, the sane approach would be to either fix XFree86/Xorg's radeon  
driver to move all hardware setup after switching back and forth or  
to prevent the console mode change altogether.
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