nanogui: Problem running demos when using Framebuffer option
Subject:
Re: Fw: Problem running demos when using Framebuffer option
From:
Supriyo ####@####.####
Date:
11 Dec 2000 05:29:42 -0000
Message-Id: <20001211053239.20012.qmail@web4405.mail.yahoo.com>
Hi everyone!
I finally managed to get the Microwindows demos to
work using the Framebuffer.
The thing was that all my computers boot up straight
into GNOME. All this while, when I was trying to run
the demos, I would start the Terminal Emulation
Program, and then type # ./mdemo. That was the
problem!!
Once I tried running the demos directly from the
prompt without starting GNOME everything was fine!!
Guess it's cause X11 works at some other some other
frequency so when I tried runnign the demos, the
screen got fuzzy.
Anyway...thanks everyone for the help!
Regards,
Supriyo
--- Greg Haerr ####@####.#### wrote: > It looks
like you need to use the "fbset" program
> to set up your monitor scan lines etc. for your
> monitor. Apparently, the scan line values for the
> default linux kernel don't fit with your monitor...
>
> This is quite strange... Anyone else have any ideas
> as to why the default vga16 fb driver isn't working
> on his system? dmesg shows that it's coming up
> properly.
> The "Out of Scan Range" error message is being
> shown by the monitor itself...
>
> Ah - I'll bet that your monitor isn't multi-sync
> capable. That means that it can't handle the switch
> to the 640x480 standard vga mode?
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Supriyo Chatterjea
> ####@####.####
> To: ####@####.####
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 1:15 AM
> Subject: Re: Problem running demos when using
> Framebuffer option
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I tried the "brain dead" VGA16 mode as Greg
> suggested
> and everything worked fine.....until I ran "mdemo"
> from the microwin/src/bin/ directory. The whole
> monitor just went blank and couple of seconds later
> out popped a message (generated my the monitor)
> saying:
>
> Out of Scan Range
>
> Well...I'm attaching a few files which might hold
> clues as to why my PC refuses to do what I want it
> to
> do!
>
> 1) .config: generated by Menuconfig (only included a
> small portion of the file)
>
> 2) config: Microwindows config file (only included a
> small portion of the file)
>
> 3) dmesg.txt: what I got when I typed dmesg
>
> 4) lilo.conf: Below:
>
> oot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> linear
> default=dos
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz
> label=linux
> read-only
> root=/dev/hda5
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz.old
> label=linux_old
> read-only
> root=/dev/hda5
>
> other=/dev/hda1
> label=dos
>
> Please let me know if you find anything suspicious
> in
> the files.
>
> Thanks!
> Supriyo
>
>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> #
> # Automatically generated by make menuconfig: don't
> edit
> #
>
> #
> # Code maturity level options
> #
> CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
>
> #
> # Mice
> #
> CONFIG_ATIXL_BUSMOUSE=m
> CONFIG_BUSMOUSE=m
> CONFIG_MS_BUSMOUSE=m
> CONFIG_PSMOUSE=y
> CONFIG_82C710_MOUSE=m
> CONFIG_PC110_PAD=m
>
>
>
> #
> # Console drivers
> #
> CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
> CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
> CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE=m
> CONFIG_FB=y
> CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
> # CONFIG_FB_PM2 is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_VESA is not set
> CONFIG_FB_VGA16=y
> CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
> # CONFIG_FB_MATROX is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_ATY is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set
> CONFIG_FBCON_ADVANCED=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_MFB=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB2=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB4=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB8=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB16=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB24=y
> CONFIG_FBCON_CFB32=y
> # CONFIG_FBCON_AFB is not set
> # CONFIG_FBCON_ILBM is not set
> # CONFIG_FBCON_IPLAN2P2 is not set
> # CONFIG_FBCON_IPLAN2P4 is not set
> # CONFIG_FBCON_IPLAN2P8 is not set
> # CONFIG_FBCON_MAC is not set
> CONFIG_FBCON_VGA_PLANES=y
> # CONFIG_FBCON_VGA is not set
> # CONFIG_FBCON_FONTWIDTH8_ONLY is not set
> # CONFIG_FBCON_FONTS is not set
> CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y
> CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
>
> #
> # Kernel hacking
> #
> CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
>
>
>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
####################################################################
> #
> # build target platform
> #
> # Valid ARCH values are:
> #
> # LINUX-NATIVE
> # LINUX-ARM
> # LINUX-MIPS
> # LINUX-POWERPC
> # FREEBSD-X86
> # SOLARIS
> # RTEMS
> # DJGPP
> # ELKS
> #
> # note: ELKS can't build client/server nano-X, nor
> widget lib
> #
>
####################################################################
> ARCH = LINUX-NATIVE
> ARMTOOLSPREFIX = arm-linux-
> MIPSTOOLSPREFIX = mipsel-linux-
> POWERPCTOOLSPREFIX = powerpc-linux-
> RTEMSTOOLSPREFIX = i386-rtemself-
>
>
####################################################################
> #
> # Compiling options
> #
>
####################################################################
> OPTIMIZE = Y
> DEBUG = N
> VERBOSE = N
>
>
####################################################################
> #
> # Libraries to build: microwin, nano-X, nanowidget,
> object frameworks
> #
>
####################################################################
> MICROWIN = Y
> NANOX = Y
> SHAREDLIBS = N
> NWIDGET = Y
> OBJFRAMEWORK = N
>
>
>
####################################################################
>
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