From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Antonino A. Daplas" Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvidiafb: allow ignoring EDID info Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:34:09 +0800 Message-ID: <1172187249.4279.7.camel@daplas> References: <1172101406.4217.16.camel@daplas> <1172133646.4086.5.camel@daplas> <1172153358.4306.17.camel@daplas> <1172161290.4198.12.camel@daplas> 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 1HKNPV-0005Zz-3l for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:31:37 -0800 Received: from py-out-1112.google.com ([64.233.166.179]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1HKNPT-0005kv-Jw for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:31:37 -0800 Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id a29so160125pyi for ; Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:31:35 -0800 (PST) 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: Giuseppe Bilotta Cc: Andrew Morton , linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, Luca Tettamanti , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, James Simmons , Dave Airlie On Thu, 2007-02-22 at 20:08 +0100, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: > On 2/22/07, Antonino A. Daplas wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-02-22 at 16:55 +0100, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote: > > > > > > However, I'm still getting the same snowy effects, which doesn't come > > > as a surprise since the actual mode timings used are just the same ... > > > > Yes, because the EDID has only 1 mode entry. But now you can use 'fbset > > 1024x768-60' (or any mode smaller than 1600x1200-60) for example and it > > should work. > > No, it doesn't. I've tried all the methods from 640x480 to 1600x1200, > and they /all/ come up snowy. This is starting to look queerer and > queerer. I've also tried changing vf min and max as you suggested: Before we proceed, do you agree that the patch will allow you to change video modes without disabling DDC support? So this is still a valid fix? > > > You might want to change vfmin and vfmax to 59 and 61 > > and even the M and MR methods which you suggested in the other email. > Since nvidiafb is being loaded from the command line because it's a > blacklisted module otherwise, I've been using the mode_option option. > However, neither the mode_option nor fbset seem to give me anything > not snowy. When does your display become snowy? Is the snow constant or does it only snow when doing heavy text operations, such as scrolling? I presume that X's nv driver or vesafb does not exhibit this problem? Tony ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV