[MPlayer-users] problems loading the framebuffer for a matrox g450mms

[justin case]

no, it is 2.4.25.

here are some messages, all looking good to me..

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Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: Matrox G450 detected
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: cannot determine memory size
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: Matrox G450 detected
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: MTRR's turned on
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: 640x480x8bpp (virtual:
640x26208)
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: framebuffer at 0xEC000000,
mapped to 0xe0931000, size 33554432
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: Console: switching to colour frame buffer
device 80x30
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: fb0: MATROX VGA frame buffer device
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: Matrox G450 detected
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: MTRR's turned on
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: 640x480x8bpp (virtual:
640x26208)
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: framebuffer at 0xEE000000,
mapped to 0xe2937000, size 33554432
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: fb1: MATROX VGA frame buffer device
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: fb1: initializing hardware
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: Matrox G450 detected
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: MTRR's turned on
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: 640x480x8bpp (virtual:
640x26208)
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: matroxfb: framebuffer at 0xF0000000,
mapped to 0xe493d000, size 33554432
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: fb2: MATROX VGA frame buffer device
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: fb2: initializing hardware
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: i2c-core.o: i2c core module version 2.6.1
(20010830)
Mar  9 02:27:18 localhost kernel: i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm module
Mar  9 02:28:05 localhost kernel: matroxfb_crtc2: secondary head of fb2 was
registered as fb3
Mar  9 02:28:05 localhost kernel: matroxfb_crtc2: secondary head of fb1 was
registered as fb4
Mar  9 02:28:05 localhost kernel: matroxfb_crtc2: secondary head of fb0 was
registered as fb5
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: Matrox MGA G200/G400/G450/G550 YUV Video
interface v2.01 (c) Aaron Holtzman &
 A'rpi
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: Found MGA G400/G450 at 03:0c.0
[Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400 AGP (
#4)]
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: MMIO at 0xe6957000 IRQ: 21
framebuffer: 0xEA000000
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: OPTION word: 0x48003000  mem:
0x04  SDRAM
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: detected RAMSIZE is 16 MB
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: syncfb (mga): IRQ disabled in mga_vid.c
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: Found MGA G400/G450 at 03:08.0
[Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400 AGP (
#3)]
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: MMIO at 0xe695c000 IRQ: 21
framebuffer: 0xEC000000
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: OPTION word: 0x084A1420  mem:
0x05  SDRAM
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: detected RAMSIZE is 32 MB
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: syncfb (mga): IRQ disabled in mga_vid.c
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: Found MGA G400/G450 at 03:04.0
[Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400 AGP (
#2)]
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: MMIO at 0xe6961000 IRQ: 21
framebuffer: 0xEE000000
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: OPTION word: 0x084A1420  mem:
0x05  SDRAM
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: detected RAMSIZE is 32 MB
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: syncfb (mga): IRQ disabled in mga_vid.c
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: Found MGA G400/G450 at 03:00.0
[Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400 AGP]
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: MMIO at 0xe6966000 IRQ: 21
framebuffer: 0xF0000000
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: OPTION word: 0x084A1420  mem:
0x05  SDRAM
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: detected RAMSIZE is 32 MB
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: syncfb (mga): IRQ disabled in mga_vid.c
Mar  9 02:28:10 localhost kernel: mga_vid: 4 supported cards found

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: D Richard Felker III [mailto:dalias at aerifal.cx]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 6:36 AM
> To: justin_case at gmx.net; MPlayer usage questions, features, bugreports
> Subject: Re: [MPlayer-users] problems loading the framebuffer for a
> matrox g450mms
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 02:12:24AM +0100, justin case wrote:
> > hi,
> >
> > so i got a brandnew matrox g450mms, wow (4 heads), wow!
> >
> > i set up a new system, compiled mplayer, successfull with mga
> support and
> > now when i try to load the framebuffer (starting with
> i2c-matroxfb and then
> > trying matroxfb_g450) my screen simply blanks :(  i also tried different
> > other combinations but without success.
> >
> > is it a question of the correct loading-order?
> > is there maybe more to it than to regular g450s, since it is a
> quad-card?
> >
> > can anybody help me out here?
>
> Are you using linux 2.6? If so, fb is broken. You'll need to find the
> patches to revert the code to 2.4 state where it works or switch to
> linux 2.4. And then complain to the kernel developers for releasing
> alpha-quality software and calling it stable.
>
> Rich
>