Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 9 Dec 1998 11:55:05 -0800 (PST) | From | "Jon M. Taylor" <> | Subject | Re: chipsfb.c on Intel platforms |
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On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Jon M. Taylor wrote: > > On Mon, 7 Dec 1998, Michael Meissner wrote: > > > I don't have the office laptop this week, but it is a Toshiba 420CDS > > > that uses a Chips and Technologies 65550 chip to control the lcd > > > screen. I notice there is a video driver for this chip in > > > drivers/video/chipsfb.c, but that is only enabled for the PowerMac. I > > > wonder if the chipsfb.c driver is robust enough to be used for a video > > > driver in x86 mode? > > > > The KGI C&T 655xx driver works fine on x86. > > <evil> > Does it work on PPC? > </evil>
Probably not |->. But I've never tried. Hm, I run LinuxPPC at work now, maybe I'll give it a try (just the compilation and insert-detect-fail parts, I don't have a C&T video chipset).
Jon --- 'Cloning and the reprogramming of DNA is the first serious step in becoming one with God.' - Scientist G. Richard Seed
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