Re: framebuffer console on old ATI

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

Hello,

On Tue, 7 May 2024 08:19:33 +0000
Riccardo Mottola <riccardo.mottola%libero.it@localhost> wrote:

> > 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.  
> 
> according to radeon manpage, mine would have an R100, the earliest
> supported on X11.

Yeah, I fixed a few problems there, xrender support was broken for r1xx.
Sun's xvr-100 card is a rebadged rv100...

> How do I enable radeonfb? Can I do it through configurations or do I
> need to compile my own kernel to try?

radeonfb* at pci?

> drm did not configure, dmesg says.

It's not a DRM driver, just an accelerated framebuffer console thing.
If you have an iBook you probably used it.

have fun
Michael