On 08/08/2011 02:23 PM, Natanael Copa wrote: > Hi, > > Just a short feedback. I saw there was some commits in kms_branch so I > gave it a test run. > > I tested running it with no xorg.conf at all with the Alpine Linux > default kernel (2.6.38.8 + grsecurity patch). The result was that it > didn't start X at all. > > I am not sure what to expect from it at this point but it looks like it > depends on the kernel driver. > > What does look nice is that it detected the correct size of my > screen :) > > Attached is the Xorg.0.log. > > The lspci output: > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN896/VN896/P4M900 > [Chrome 9 HC] (rev 01) > > Thanks for working on this driver! > -nc > The via drm driver in mainline kernel doesn't know about the P4M900 and thus is not loading. Then because of this, the X driver is returning an error to the xserver when trying to init the screen which is probably a bit too much, as drm should not be needed. From a quick glance, may be removing line 1469 in via_driver.c will get you further.
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