[ltp] Re: radeon driver load ?

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:53:09 -0700

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Thanks for the reply,

How can the current driver be determined?

Is there anyway to test the module in a running system? Unlike most 
other modules attempts to modprobe radeonfb result in: FATAL: Error 
running install command for radeonfb

The kernel is 2.6.18.1; that is supposed to have the suspend power fix.

Thanks - Dan

Volker Braun wrote:

>radeonfb = framebuffer driver (high resolution text mode)
>radeon = name of the xorg driver (X driver)
>
>On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:56:25 -0700, Dan Sawyer wrote:
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>>The system is a t41 running fc5. The config builds the radeonfb module, 
>>however it does not load at boot time.
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>If you want to load modules at boot time, you have to put them into the
>initrd (the file system is not mounted at boot time):
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>mkinitrd --with=radeonfb /boot/<name-of-initrd> `uname -r`
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>You also need a video=radeonfb kernel parameter.
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>Volker
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Thanks for the reply, 
 
How can the current driver be determined? 
 
Is there anyway to test the module in a running system? Unlike most
other modules attempts to modprobe radeonfb result in: FATAL: Error
running install command for radeonfb 
 
The kernel is 2.6.18.1; that is supposed to have the suspend power fix.
 
 
Thanks - Dan 
 
Volker Braun wrote:
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 <pre wrap="">radeonfb = framebuffer driver (high resolution text mode)
radeon = name of the xorg driver (X driver)

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:56:25 -0700, Dan Sawyer wrote:
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    <pre wrap="">The system is a t41 running fc5. The config builds the radeonfb module, 
however it does not load at boot time.
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If you want to load modules at boot time, you have to put them into the
initrd (the file system is not mounted at boot time):

mkinitrd --with=radeonfb /boot/&lt;name-of-initrd&gt; `uname -r`

You also need a video=radeonfb kernel parameter.

Volker

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