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SubjectRe: hi-res fb console with 2.6.0-testX ?
On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Petr Vandrovec wrote:
> On 7 Sep 03 at 22:58, Dave Jones wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 07, 2003 at 09:51:51PM +0200, cheapisp@sensewave.com wrote:
> > > The kernel command lines which work with vesafb and matroxfb in 2.4 do not
> > > work for me in 2.6.0-testX.
> > >
> > > kernel (hd0,0)/bz-2.6.0-t4mm3 root=/dev/hdc2 video=matrox:vesa:0x11A
> > > kernel (hd0,0)/bz-2.6.0-t4mm3 root=/dev/hdc2 vga=794
> > vga= seems to have changed semantics. (Which is a polite way of saying
> > "has regressed" IMO), this has been reported several times before, but
> > it doesn't seem to be too high on peoples 'must fix' list.
> >
> > > Doing fbset "vesa11A" causes the monitor to lose the sync.
> >
> > last I looked, fbset needed updates for the changes in 2.6
>
> video= changed sematic too. Now you have to do
> video=matroxfb:...., not video=matrox:....
>
> And /dev/fb* changed semantic too, so forget about using fbset on your
> box.

I really like to see this fixed. IMHO fbcon should be build on top of fbdev,
not vice-versa.

> And whole fb subsystem changed semantic, so do not build both
> vesafb & matroxfb into the kernel - either one or another, or
> you'll be definitely surprised what will happen (and I'm almost
> sure that blank screen is not what you want).

What's wrong with the resource system that prevents this from working?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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