[Savage40] savage problems

[Alex Deucher]

--- Saboniss <saboniss at email.it> wrote:

> 
> > >here is also my configuration file:
> > >
> > >http://icarus.uic.edu/~msarto1/xorg.conf
> > >  
> > >
> > 
> > This configuration file is using the "vesa" driver, not the
> "savage" 
> > driver.  Is that really what you're using?  The Savage DRI kernel
> driver 
> > isn't going to play well with the vesa x.org driver.
> > 
> 
> ops...
> I've switched to vesa driver to run X.
> the configuration I'm referring to is obviously with the savage
> driver
> decommented and vesa commented.
> sorry for inconvenience.
> 

you can turn off framebuffer tiling to fix the problem, howevever that
will disable the DRI.
Option "DisableTile" "true"

> 
> 
> > 
> > I know what causes this, but I can't remember off hand.  There is
> or
> > was a comment in the driver about this, but I can never find it
> when
> > I'm looking for it.  IIRC, this has something to do with the BCI or
> GBD
> > and the stride, and if some register write doesn't take you get the
> > entire image squished into the top of the screen.  I just spent
> half an
> > hour looking and I couldn't find the comment.
> > 
> > Alex
> 
> Are you talking about some commented code in savage Driver source
> code?
> if it's so I can try to have a look myself.
> 

yes.

Alex

> Marco
> 
> 



		
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