[Openchrome-users] CN400 DVI output support

[gpeters@deepsky.com]

I have this setup working in my SP8000E.  I had to start up my X server
in VBEModes Yes, then kill it, then start it up without that.  Here's my
rc.local.

# hack to make the VIA driver work.  Isn't this very, very odd?
X -config /etc/X11/xorg-hack.conf &
sleep 10
kill $!
killall Xorg

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Generic Video Card"
        Driver          "via"
        Option          "ActiveDevice"  "DFP"
        Option          "VideoRam" "65536"
        Option          "BusWidth" "24bit"
        Option          "PanelSize" "1280x1024"
        Option          "VBEModes" "true"
EndSection

is what my Device section looks like in xorg-hack.conf.  In my real
xorg.conf, there's no VBEModes line.

- Gavin

> 
> When starting X I get this as part of the output;
> 
> (WW) VIA(0): Unable to activate panel: no panel is present.
> 
> To test whether this was just a detection problem I tried adding the 
> ForcePanel option which then gives;
> 
> (WW) VIA(0): Panel on K8M800, PM800 or VM800 is currently not supported.
> 
> While searching around on this I came across this post;
> 
> http://wiki.openchrome.org/pipermail/openchrome-users/2007-January/002661.html
> 
> where the user appears to be using a DVI module with a SP8000E which I believe 
> has the same CN400 chipset as my board.
> 
> Does anyone have any insights as to why it's working for that board but not 
> this one? Do I have a hope of getting this going or is it just not going to 
> happen at present?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> hads
> 
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