[Debian-eeepc-devel] Squeeze release goals

[Juha Heinanen]

Pedro Bulach Gapski writes:

 > Install v86d from the archives, as uvesafb requires it. Then add this
 > to /etc/modules:
 > # framebuffer config and console
 > uvesafb vbemode=0x011b nocrtc mtrr=2
 > 
 > Please check uvesafb docs, as your module options may be different.
 > 
 > Then change xorg.conf and place:
 > Driver          "fbdev"
 > on your device section.
 > 
 > That is. One improvement (that I have not tried) would be to load the
 > uvesafb module in the initrd.

pedro,

i tried fbdev driver and glxgears reported about 210 fps instead of vesa
200.  so there was a slight improvement.  bonus is that i can now blank
the screen using xset.

i'll add these instructions on 1101ha web page.

-- juha