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Hi! > >> for the Intel hw Keith doesn't seem to think it's all > >that much of a> >> problem though...> >> >Including the TV out, odder LCD panels, non BIOS modes > >etc ? If so then> >it might be an interesting test case for intelfb to > >grow some kind of> >console helper interface ... > I personally think we need to probably just bite the > bullet and start> sticking graphics drivers into the kernel, the new > randr-1.2 interface> for X is probably a good starting point for a generic > mode setting> interface that isn't so X dependent and could replace > fbdev with> something more sane wrt dualhead and multiple outputs... > fbdev could> be implemented on top of that layer then.. also > suspend/resume really> needs this sort of thing.... Yes, pretty please... > My main worry with integrating graphics drivers into the > kernel is> that when they don't work the user gets no screen, with > network/sound> etc this isn't so bad, but if they can't see a screen > debugging gets> to be a bit more difficult.... You can have my hgc card + monitor if it helps :-). Okay, it is old ISA, so it probably does not, but with serial or netconsole debugging should be doable, no? Pavel -- Thanks for all the (sleeping) penguins. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
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