Re: [PATCH] SISUSB2VGA driver add 0x0711, 0x0903

[Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@gmail.com>]

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!
>>   
>
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