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List:       linux-fbdev-users
Subject:    Re: [Linux-fbdev-users] matrox g550 problem (video RAM is not available in PCI address space)
From:       TAMAS Gergely <dice () mfa ! kfki ! hu>
Date:       2005-08-04 13:07:18
Message-ID: 20050804130718.GA14601 () felix ! mfa ! kfki ! hu
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Hi,

 > Your system did not assign base address to the videoram, and neither
 > kernel PCI subsystem did that.  Try complaining at
 > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, or maybe to your BIOS vendor.  Maybe
 > that `dmesg` output would reveal why BIOS/kernel failed to assign MMIO range
 > to your hardware due to insufficient resources.  If you have 'MMIO hole'
 > setting in the BIOS, try setting it to 2GB instead of 1GB you are (probably)
 > currently using.

Mobo is MSI K8N NEO with Phoenix/Award BIOS. Sadly there is no 'MMIO
hole' option in it.

But it was a BIOS problem. I flashed it with the latest one from MSI and
framebuffer is now working fine.

Thanks again for your help.
Gergely


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