From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Daniel THOMPSON Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.17-rc6-mm2] fbdev: tag by scantype in sysfs Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:50:02 +0100 Message-ID: <449BB94A.6000003@st.com> References: <4497AA7A.5050507@st.com> <4497B4FA.2080602@pol.net> <4497C289.5060007@st.com> <4497CE24.7050908@gmail.com> <1151049881.12499.18.camel@butch.bri.st.com> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FtiN9-0005y7-0M for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:54:43 -0700 Received: from lon-del-03.spheriq.net ([195.46.50.99]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.44) id 1FtiN7-0005SW-7t for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:54:43 -0700 Received: from lon-out-01.spheriq.net ([195.46.50.129]) by lon-del-03.spheriq.net with ESMTP id k5N9sbvX008437 for ; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:54:37 GMT Received: from lon-cus-01.spheriq.net (lon-cus-01.spheriq.net [195.46.50.37]) by lon-out-01.spheriq.net with ESMTP id k5N9teRk021222 for ; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:55:44 GMT In-Reply-To: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Geert Uytterhoeven Cc: Linux Frame Buffer Device Development , "Antonino A. Daplas" Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Fri, 23 Jun 2006, Daniel THOMPSON wrote: >> On Tue, 2006-06-20 at 18:29 +0800, Antonino A. Daplas wrote: >>> /sys/class/graphics---fb0 >>> : >>> --fb1 >>> : >>> --fbn >>> : >>> --mode0---640x480@60 >>> : : >>> : --1024x768@60 >>> : >>> --mode1 >> So the directory mode0 contains all the modes that fb0 is capable of >> displaying? Can't that go inside fb0? > > Let's hope not, as most machines/fb combos don't have enough RAM to store all > modes the fb is capable of. Fair point. By default the existing modes includes only the VESA standard modes, although I would expect drivers for TV-like hardware to override the mode list to get the supportable CEA-851 standards instead. I confess I'm having a great deal of difficulty trying to think of any way to update the mode list while sticking to one file, one value. -- Daniel Thompson (STMicroelectronics) 1000 Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4SQ. 01454 462659 If a car is a horseless carriage then is a motorcycle a horseless horse? Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642