[Arm-netbook] My framebuffer and X.org piss me off

[Michelle Konzack]

Hello Luke,

Am 2010-03-30 19:56:13, hacktest Du folgendes herunter:
>  ok.  so i take it that there's a PCI bus or something, then a
> graphics chip that's VESA compatible?  if so, it should be dead
> easy...

Currenty I am reading the "AM35xx ARM Technical Reference Manual" and I
am already at page 1233...  

I should note that the Display is connected over the "FlatLink3D Module"
and use a 2 channel LVDS.

>  ok, reading Documentation/svga.txt which is very unclear: have you
> tried kernel config "vga=ask", then typing "scan" to see what modes
> are supported?

You mean configuring it from a serialport?

>  then, documentation/fb/vesafb.txt says that you have to compile in
> both vgacon and vesafb in NOT as modules.

Right, that is AFAIK always true on ARM machines

>  then, according to the table, 0x31B is 1280x1024 @ 16M so you should
> put "vga=795" on the kernel config.

But how can I set the Module to use in the Sitara?

This must be set from the Kernel and NOT X.org

I am searching the Kernel sources forward an back...
Do you know a Kernel Developer with clue about ARM, LCD and fbdev?

>  _but_ best to check first with "vga=ask" and then "scan" that will
> show you what is possible

I get only a black screen and I see nothing.

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
    Michelle Konzack

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