[parisc-linux] Can't start X-windows on HP C240 with HP FX4 graphics card ?

[Thomas Bogendoerfer]

On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 06:49:19PM +0200, b.gunreben wrote:
> the FX? Cards are unsupported at the moment. However, if I understand
> correctly, there has been a port for x86 linux at times of kernel
> 2.2.16. I am not a kernel hacker, but I would like to know if there is a
> possibility to port the beta quality  driver from 
> http://www.hp.com/workstations/support/software/drivers/linux/video/fxvideo/
> to current kernels.

porting the kernel won't help, the X server modules contain all the
important bits. The header file supplied with the kernel sources give
some insides about the FX hardware. But not enough to give an idea
how to setup the framebuffer to a mode, we could use for a simple
framebuffer.

Thomas.

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