Accel ATI Rage 128 support, the very first step (Help needed)

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, anthony tong wrote:
> Charlie McLachlan (Wed, Oct 27, 1999 at 11:46:15AM +0100):
> > 2) If I recompile aty128fb, how do I replace the currently active version
> > without having to restart? (i.e. how do I change frame buffer modules?)
> 
> You don't; at least, I've never been able to unregister a fbdev driver
> and re-registering a new one. I'm not sure if this has been fixed recently
> though.

If you have a second active frame buffer device, you can unload the first after
you mapped all VCs to the second. It works for me: I can unload/reload vga16fb
for my S3 Trio64V+ while atyfb serves my RAGE II+.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
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