[Buildroot] [buildroot 0005914]: add 915resolution and v86d

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http://busybox.net/bugs/view.php?id=5914 
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Reported By:                robang74
Assigned To:                buildroot
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Project:                    buildroot
Issue ID:                   5914
Category:                   New Features
Reproducibility:            N/A
Severity:                   feature
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
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Date Submitted:             11-01-2008 03:23 PDT
Last Modified:              11-13-2008 23:37 PST
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Summary:                    add 915resolution and v86d
Description: 
add 915resolution and v86d for supporting non standard video resolutions
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 robang74 - 11-01-08 13:24  
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In the resolutions.patch:

s,$(INSTALL),$(INSTALL) -D,

for both the package. Thanks.

 

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 jacmet - 11-02-08 10:39  
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Isn't 915resolution only for really old Intel drivers? Shouldn't we bump
the intel driver version instead? 

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 robang74 - 11-03-08 02:55  
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AFAIK 915resolutions is a user space utility which overwrite BIOS
resolutions table in order to activate/use non standard resolutions like
800x480 in X (i.e.: in eeepc). Instead v86d is a user space helper for
uvesafb (a kernel patch) which is useful for use frame buffer at non
standard resolutions like 800x480 (i.e.: in eeepc). 

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 jacmet - 11-03-08 03:01  
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yeah, but doesn't the intel driver do it's own mode settings nowadays? I
atleast don't need 915resolution to run 1280x800 on this laptop 

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 robang74 - 11-03-08 03:22  
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Ok, probably you are right but I am using Xvesa from tinyX/Kdrive which
does not support these non standard resolutions by itself becuase it relay
on the BIOS (AFAIK). So this helpers could be useful for those use not a
specific driver in order to reduce the size and mantain compatibility with
almost al cards (and kdrive does not have i915 driver but i810 only which
does not work on eeepc). 

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 robang74 - 11-13-08 23:37  
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Patch n.3 should be ok. 

Issue History 
Date Modified   Username       Field                    Change               
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11-01-08 03:23  robang74       New Issue                                    
11-01-08 03:23  robang74       Status                   new => assigned     
11-01-08 03:23  robang74       Assigned To               => buildroot       
11-01-08 03:23  robang74       File Added: resolutions.patch                    
11-01-08 03:23  robang74       Issue Monitored: robang74                    
11-01-08 13:24  robang74       Note Added: 0014784                          
11-01-08 13:24  robang74       Note Edited: 0014784                         
11-02-08 10:39  jacmet         Note Added: 0014884                          
11-03-08 02:51  robang74       File Added: resolutions.patch2                   

11-03-08 02:55  robang74       Note Added: 0014914                          
11-03-08 03:01  jacmet         Note Added: 0014924                          
11-03-08 03:22  robang74       Note Added: 0014934                          
11-13-08 23:36  robang74       File Added: resolutions.patch3                   

11-13-08 23:37  robang74       Note Added: 0015844                          
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