Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:39:44 +0000 | From | Jonathan Cameron <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] SISUSB2VGA driver add 0x0711, 0x0903 |
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As this has come up. Has anyone had any luck with the version with vid and pid 0x0711, 0x0914?
The good old add the id and cross your fingers fails with a Failed to early initialize device message.
-- Jonathan
> Sorry, but since it was so an "easy" patch I thought it was not needed :P > I add some more information; > This adds a new device I bought some time ago from www.compatible.eu, > but Its produced by Startech (www.startech.com). > Looking the device VID and PID it seems the normal evolution of the > previous products supported by the linux driver sisusb2vga. > It permits to add an external display using a normal usb2 port to your > computer. Up to 16 displays connected to the usb (in theory) with a > maximum resolution of 1280x1024 and 32bits. The only problem is the > lack of acceleration and the poor refresh rate, but it works quite > well for mostly static display (for example your mail software). > I've been using it for nearly a year without any problem using > xinerama configuration on xorg. > I've had had also reports from some people using it without problems > (see http://www.sidux.com/index.php?module=pnWikka&tag=usb2vga ). > For more information and pictures just have a look at; > http://www.comerma.net/usb2vga_en.html > > Albert > > En/na Andrew Morton ha escrit: >> On Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:42:55 +0100 >> Albert Comerma <albert@ecm.ub.es> wrote: >> >> >>> After some comments (thanks a lot) I resend the patch, hoping now it >>> reaches the adequate person. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Albert Comerma <albert.comerma@gmail.com> >>> >>> >>> [sisusb.patch text/x-diff (565B)] >>> diff -r -u linux-2.6.27.4/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c >>> linux-2.6.27.4-new/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c >>> --- linux-2.6.27.4/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c 2008-10-26 >>> 00:05:07.000000000 +0200 >>> +++ linux-2.6.27.4-new/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c >>> 2008-11-03 15:21:03.000000000 +0100 >>> @@ -3270,6 +3270,7 @@ >>> { USB_DEVICE(0x0711, 0x0900) }, >>> { USB_DEVICE(0x0711, 0x0901) }, >>> { USB_DEVICE(0x0711, 0x0902) }, >>> + { USB_DEVICE(0x0711, 0x0903) }, >>> { USB_DEVICE(0x0711, 0x0918) }, >>> { USB_DEVICE(0x182d, 0x021c) }, >>> { USB_DEVICE(0x182d, 0x0269) }, >>> >> >> Could we please have some description of this patch? What device are >> we supporting here? Manufacturer/model/etc? Something. Anything! >> > > -- > 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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