From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <7caa7a0a-fb6d-4ffa-81ef-ad3256100f2c@g21g2000yqk.googlegroups.co> From: Venkatesh Srinivas Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:44:37 -0400 Message-ID: To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] ctrl radeon: not working for ATI Radeon 9600 Mobility? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 12369b2e-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 7:17 AM, erik quanstrom wro= te: >> I added two lines of code to /sys/src/cmd/aux/vga/radeon.h; compiled >> vga and kernel; added line to /lib/vgadb. >> Now kernel sees the device (and I see it too: cat /dev/vgactl), but >> attempt to start framebuffer gives blank screen. Pointers are >> appreciated! > > it didn't work for me, either. =C2=A0i added a bit of > code to support the newer "atom bios" but > ran out of patience and the vesa driver works. ATOM BIOS should be unnecessary for the R9600; it is an r300-era card. I've not ever tried with a mobility (is it an m10?) r9600, but the desktop variant works when its PCI IDs are added... I forget whether I had to enable r300hack, though, for it... -- vs