Yast is an internal product of SUSE and will probably use the most conservative Working device driver for an properly working installation. If you want to change the driver, use SaX2 or Yast and change the driver to one that you will work best. The VESA driver works with most everything. That is why it is used. Don't be surprised that with the driver that is assigned for your video card does not work as well as the VESA driver. Adam -----Original Message----- From: John Shane <jslists@mtwafrica.org> Subj: [SLE] vesafb instead of intelfb? Date: Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:37 pm Size: 974 bytes To: suse-linux-e@suse.com After installing Suse 9.3 on my ThinkPad X30 laptop with an Intel graphics adapter, I find that dmesg tells me that the 2.6.11.4-20a-default kernel is using the vesa frame buffer driver instead of intelfb. Does 9.3 always install the vesa frame buffer instead of an adapter-specific driver? Wouldn't the adapter-specific driver be better? Assuming that intelfb would be better, how do I make the change? YAST doesn't seem to know about either one. Any pointers would be appreciated. John vesafb: framebuffer at 0xe0000000, mapped to 0xf0080000, using 3750k, total 8000k vesafb: mode is 800x600x16, linelength=1600, pages=7 vesafb: protected mode interface info at 00ff:44f0 vesafb: scrolling: redraw vesafb: Truecolor: size=0:5:6:5, shift=0:11:5:0 -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 16:30:00 -0400 "Adam Vazquez Kb2jpd Internet Mobile w/ Treo" <adamvaz@earthlink.net> wrote:
Yast is an internal product of SUSE and will probably use the most conservative Working device driver for an properly working installation.
If you want to change the driver, use SaX2 or Yast and change the driver to one that you will work best.
The VESA driver works with most everything. That is why it is used.
Don't be surprised that with the driver that is assigned for your video card does not work as well as the VESA driver.
Adam
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From: John Shane <jslists@mtwafrica.org> Subj: [SLE] vesafb instead of intelfb? Date: Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:37 pm Size: 974 bytes To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
After installing Suse 9.3 on my ThinkPad X30 laptop with an Intel graphics adapter, I find that dmesg tells me that the 2.6.11.4-20a-default kernel is using the vesa frame buffer driver instead of intelfb. Does 9.3 always install the vesa frame buffer instead of an adapter-specific driver? Wouldn't the adapter-specific driver be better? Assuming that intelfb would be better, how do I make the change? YAST doesn't seem to know about either one. Any pointers would be appreciated. John
vesafb: framebuffer at 0xe0000000, mapped to 0xf0080000, using 3750k, total 8000k vesafb: mode is 800x600x16, linelength=1600, pages=7 vesafb: protected mode interface info at 00ff:44f0 vesafb: scrolling: redraw vesafb: Truecolor: size=0:5:6:5, shift=0:11:5:0
Thanks Adam. I checked with SAX2 and it shows the currently configured graphic card correctly as an Intel i830. Meanwhile dmesg shows that my laptop is using the vesa frame buffer driver. That makes me ask then, what is the connection between the SAX configuration and what dmesg shows? Maybe there is a URL or other resource someone can point me to that will further my education about these things. ;-) John
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