Re: matroxfb problem

From: Petr Vandrovec
Date: Wed Oct 08 2003 - 19:17:53 EST


On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 09:39:48AM +1000, Jai wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm running kernel-2.4.20, I have enabled frame buffer support for matrox
> G550 in the kernel, but get these messages on boot:
>
> matroxset: Matrox G550 detected
> matroxset: MTRR's turned on
> matroxfb: cannot set required perameters
>
> and of course /dev/fb0 and fb1 are not available.
>
> I have also tried it with kernel-2.4.22, I believe I have seen this working
> before but I can't seem remember what it is i havn't done.
> Has anyone got any light to shed on this.
>
> Thanks for your time. Please CC me with any replies.

Your .config ? I'd say that you disabled support for some color depth, yet
you asked for this depth with 'video=XXX' parameter.
Petr

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