From: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
To: David Eger <eger@havoc.gtf.org>
Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, garzik@havoc.gtf.org,
jsimmons@infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cirrusfb: it lives!
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:53:31 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040622135331.3d1509b2.akpm@osdl.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040622202758.GA10135@havoc.gtf.org>
David Eger <eger@havoc.gtf.org> wrote:
>
> This patch brings the cirrusfb driver up to date with 2.6.
Olé
> cirrusfb
> has suffered bit rot like you wouldn't believe (last updated... 2.3.x era?).
My more venerable testbox has Cirrus hardware. The problems have been noted ;)
> The driver will now compile again, and you can change to a high resolution
> text mode with stty. Known defects: doesn't play nice with X, nor fbset.
> Nonetheless, please apply to -mm and forward to mainline.
Shall do, thanks.
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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
To: David Eger <eger@havoc.gtf.org>
Cc: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, garzik@havoc.gtf.org,
jsimmons@infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cirrusfb: it lives!
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:53:31 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040622135331.3d1509b2.akpm@osdl.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040622202758.GA10135@havoc.gtf.org>
David Eger <eger@havoc.gtf.org> wrote:
>
> This patch brings the cirrusfb driver up to date with 2.6.
Olé
> cirrusfb
> has suffered bit rot like you wouldn't believe (last updated... 2.3.x era?).
My more venerable testbox has Cirrus hardware. The problems have been noted ;)
> The driver will now compile again, and you can change to a high resolution
> text mode with stty. Known defects: doesn't play nice with X, nor fbset.
> Nonetheless, please apply to -mm and forward to mainline.
Shall do, thanks.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-06-22 20:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-06-22 20:27 [PATCH] cirrusfb: it lives! David Eger
2004-06-22 20:36 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-06-22 20:36 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-06-23 3:19 ` David Eger
2004-06-23 3:19 ` David Eger
2004-06-22 20:53 ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2004-06-22 20:53 ` Andrew Morton
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