From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from romano (romano-nyswri.cfe.cornell.edu [132.236.139.186]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C5474829 for ; Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:05:42 -0600 (MDT) Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] RTC and FB on 735/125 From: Steve Pacenka To: Helge Deller Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org In-Reply-To: <200209232217.45577.deller@gmx.de> References: <03ab01c26266$2416dea0$1f96078d@acid> <003001c26327$d0db42e0$1f96078d@acid> <1032806776.2868.19.camel@romano> <200209232217.45577.deller@gmx.de> Content-Type: text/plain Date: 23 Sep 2002 17:04:16 -0400 Message-Id: <1032815056.3209.115.camel@romano> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Mon, 2002-09-23 at 16:18, Helge Deller wrote: > On Monday 23 September 2002 20:46, Steve Pacenka wrote: > > The CRX24 framebuffer also works at 8 bit color, a bit faster. A minor > > patch to one file in the kernel is needed (duplicating a few lines that > > apply to another card's depth selection in the same file) and a kernel > > boot argument is needed to (optionally) cause the kernel to start video > > in 8 bit mode instead of the default 32. > > > > The hard drive I patched this on is recycled into another type of box, > > but Helge Deller can guess what's needed just from this description. > > Hi Steve, > > I don't have a CRX24 and can't test anything. > If you could post a patch here I could add it to the kernel. Good day Helge, I can't test easily either, or generate formal patches, since my 735 w/CRX24 is in a display at our computer recycle shop.