From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Eger Subject: Re: Sane behavior of fbset Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:16:50 -0400 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20040619031650.GC14319@havoc.gtf.org> References: <200406180945.12444.adaplas@hotpop.com> <20040618173840.GA3989@havoc.gtf.org> <200406190240.26228.adaplas@hotpop.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BbWO2-000883-Q5 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:19:22 -0700 Received: from havoc.gtf.org ([216.162.42.101]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BbWO2-0007Zr-Ej for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:19:22 -0700 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200406190240.26228.adaplas@hotpop.com> Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: adaplas@pol.net, jsimmons@infradead.org Cc: Linux Fbdev development list On Sat, Jun 19, 2004 at 02:40:46AM +0800, Antonino A. Daplas wrote: > > In 2.6 > > 1. If you use fbset, you will get screen corruption or hang the GPU > > 2. stty will do the function of fbset. However, stty will only pass rows and > cols (xres and yres respectively). There is no information for bit depth, > timings, virtual resolution, etc. > So *this* is what's going on with my port of the cirrusfb driver--why fbset wasn't working... for radeonfb fbset still works in 2.6, so i didn't realize there was this problem... What's so wonky with the fbset code path that screws things up? and why does stty work? heck, in this case, I'm of the mind to just send the cirrusfb update upstream... James? you ever test the patch on your hardware? -dte ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by The 2004 JavaOne(SM) Conference Learn from the experts at JavaOne(SM), Sun's Worldwide Java Developer Conference, June 28 - July 1 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA REGISTER AND SAVE! http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf Priority Code NWMGYKND