Re: pm3fb driver is ok in 2.5.24

[Sven Luther <luther@lambda.u-strasbg.fr>]

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On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 09:57:49AM +0200, Romain Dolbeau wrote:
> Sven Luther wrote:
> 
> > I have compiled a 2.5.24 kernel and added the few things needed to make
> > the pm3fb work (basically, i had to patch Config.in and Config.help so i
> > could enable it in the configuration process).
> 
> Could you send me the patch please ?

Ok, but they are triviel (attached here ...)

> > Is there a reason why it was not enabled previously, or is it just
> > forgetting the these two files (which probably did not patch correctly
> > due to the Config.in and Config.help location and format change).
> 
> I though the old-format drivers wouldn't work so I never bothered
> submitting for inclusion.

:)))

> > Anyway, it works fine (well as good as with the 2.4.x kernel), there
> > still is problem with the copying of the text console data at bootup,
> > but apart from that everything is fine.
> > 
> > Should i send over a patch for adding it to the Config.xxx files ?
> 
> Please send me the patch, I'll submit them for inclusion

Ok, ...

Friendly,

Sven Luther

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--- linux-2.5.24/drivers/video/Config.in.orig	Tue Jul  2 08:23:27 2002
+++ linux-2.5.24/drivers/video/Config.in	Tue Jul  2 08:23:09 2002
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 	       bool '    Phase5 CVisionPPC/BVisionPPC support' CONFIG_FB_PM2_CVPPC
 	    fi
 	 fi
+	 tristate '  Permedia3 support (EXPERIMENTAL)' CONFIG_FB_PM3
       fi
    fi
    if [ "$CONFIG_ARM" = "y" ]; then
--- linux-2.5.24/drivers/video/Config.help.orig	Tue Jul  2 08:24:53 2002
+++ linux-2.5.24/drivers/video/Config.help	Tue Jul  2 08:24:30 2002
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@
   Say Y to enable support for the Amiga Phase 5 CVisionPPC BVisionPPC
   framebuffer cards.  Phase 5 is no longer with us, alas.
 
+CONFIG_FB_PM3
+  This is the frame buffer device driver for the 3DLabs Permedia3
+  chipset, used in Formac ProFormance III, 3DLabs Oxygen VX1 &
+  similar boards, 3DLabs Permedia3 Create!, Appian Jeronimo 2000
+  and maybe other boards.
+
 CONFIG_FB_AMIGA
   This is the frame buffer device driver for the builtin graphics
   chipset found in Amigas.