Re: framebuffer console on old ATI

[Michael <macallan1888%gmail.com@localhost>]

Hello,

On Mon, 6 May 2024 23:17:12 +0000
Riccardo Mottola <riccardo.mottola%libero.it@localhost> wrote:

> X11, which appears to run fine, reports it as:
> [   646.096] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 16320 kB
> [   646.096] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500
> [   646.096] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 1.0
> [   646.096] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
> [   646.096] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: P7
> [   646.096] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 01.00
> 
> 
> Linux has FB console on ever lower spec ATIs, but I have no direct
> comparison with this specific one, I admit.

Radeonfb should Just Work(tm) - it's used mainly on macppc and sparc64
but I'm pretty sure it's been run on at least some little endian hw
before.

have fun
Michael