[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > What is the status of the problem of being unable to restore the VGA screen using > the SiliconMotion drivers? > > Bugzilla 124 & 702 have reported the problem. Some comments indicate there is a > working patch, while some comments (and my experience) indicate that the problem > still exits, even using the latest 4.3.99.x XFree86. It's not clear if anyone is > actively working on the problem. > > I would add that in my case, using a Panasonic CF-28 ToughBook (laptop), the > problem exists using Solaris 8 and 4.3.99.x XFree86, but does NOT exist using > RedHat Linux with 4.2 XFree86 on the same machine. Also, as I reported in Bugzilla > 702, using Solaris 8 and 4.0.2 XFree86 Porting Kit, I did not have the problem > either.
I would have fixed this problem long ago if I could reproduce it on Linux. I have dug out my Lynx3D evaluation board just recently to see if I can reproduce this problem however I don't see it. It is fairly hard to fix a problem that I don't see. If you could describe the problem a little closer one may get an idea: - Dose the monitor sync at all when you go back to text mode? - Is this a video mode restoration problem? (Do you get the same frequencies on the text console as you had before you started X?) - Are you using a 'real' text mode (or is this something like a framebuffer mode under Linux)? - Is it a font loading problem (under linux you can load a new font by doing setfont ... to test this)? - Is it a pallette problem (ie that you get black on black)? Under linux the VGAlib had some tools to save/restore the VGA palette. > > I would appreciate feedback on any planned efforts on this problem. If any XFree86 > Developer in the LA area needs to look at my machine, I may be able to accommodate > them to get this problem solved. > I don't know if there is any XFree86 Developer in the LA area. In fact there may by fewer XFree86 Developer around the world than you expect. It seems to be a popular misconception that this project has hundreds of active developers. Egbert. _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
