From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Oliver Seitz Subject: Re: crash when loading intelfb on D945GSEJT board Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:58:21 +0100 Message-ID: <4D581BBD.10202@vtnd.de> References: <4D578D2F.3000501@vtnd.de> <20110213103416.GS3082@radis.liafa.jussieu.fr> <4D57BE4E.6090508@vtnd.de> <20110213174005.GA7025@x61.home> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from srv6.berlinhosting.de (ns.km35939.keymachine.de [87.118.86.113]) by gabe.freedesktop.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFA739E84E for ; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:58:22 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20110213174005.GA7025@x61.home> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: intel-gfx-bounces+gcfxdi-intel-gfx=m.gmane.org@lists.freedesktop.org Errors-To: intel-gfx-bounces+gcfxdi-intel-gfx=m.gmane.org@lists.freedesktop.org To: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org List-Id: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org >>> Why would you want to use intelfb? > > I think Julien meant that intelfb should not be used except for special > embedded hardware. It's recommended to use KMS and its drmfb. Ah,ok, the application indeed resemles an embedded system: It's always the same motherboard connected to the same LVDS panel, always running the same program at the same resolution. VGA output could occasionally be used for debugging purposes if possible. The only thing that's coming from the consumer market is the motherboard. Greets, Kiste